昔
N4むかし mukashi
- olden days
- former
nounの-adjectiveadverb
Chinese meanings
从前;过去
Examples
- この本を読むたびに昔を思い出す。I never read this book without being reminded of my old days.每次读这本书都会想起从前。
- この古い建物は昔、きれいだった。This old building has seen better days.这栋旧建筑从前很漂亮。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('58cd37c48b'); // 昔
{
"id": "58cd37c48b",
"word": "昔",
"reading": "むかし",
"romaji": "mukashi",
"meanings": [
"olden days",
"former"
],
"level": "N4",
"pos": [
"n",
"adj-no",
"adv"
],
"jmdict_id": 1382370,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この本を読むたびに昔を思い出す。",
"furigana": "この{本|ほん}を{読|よ}むたびに{昔|むかし}を{思|おも}い{出|だ}す。",
"en": "I never read this book without being reminded of my old days.",
"tatoeba_id": 219503
},
{
"ja": "この古い建物は昔、きれいだった。",
"furigana": "この{古|ふる}い{建物|たてもの}は{昔|むかし}、きれいだった。",
"en": "This old building has seen better days.",
"tatoeba_id": 222052
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "ce149cb4678a6ef2254dacd0b4ff942480dc7774e6f1d743d7ce2c846aba0487",
"meanings": [
"从前",
"过去"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この本を読むたびに昔を思い出す。",
"zh": "每次读这本书都会想起从前。"
},
{
"ja": "この古い建物は昔、きれいだった。",
"zh": "这栋旧建筑从前很漂亮。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n4/58cd37c48b",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "9335a6b66f237db582b627415185f35c0dacaa4b891c45209baf8c4344c98313"
}
}