JAPANESE STUDY SYSTEMKOTOWA 词和
N5 — N1
READING CONTROL
Vocabulary collection7,811
Kanji collection2,383
SOURCE SELECTOR
Grammar collection0526
SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

昔むかし

N4
むかし mukashi
  1. olden days
  2. former
nounの-adjectiveadverb

Chinese meanings

从前;过去

Examples

  • この本ほんを読よむたびに昔むかしを思おもい出だす。
    I never read this book without being reminded of my old days.
    每次读这本书都会想起从前。
  • この古ふるい建物たてものは昔むかし、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"
  }
}