ムカシ
Meanings
Adverb
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
Noun
2. the past ten years; the past decade
used as a unit of time
Pitch accent
ム
カシ
Used in vocabulary (28 in total)
Epiophlebia superstes (species of living-fossil dragonfly endemic to Japan)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
a long time ago; in those days
an age (ago); a long time (ago); a decade (ago)
tuatara (primitive lizardlike reptile endemic to New Zealand)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
a long, long time ago; very long ago
a long time ago; long ago
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
long ago; once upon a time
old friend; familiar face
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
old story; reminiscence
once upon a time; a long time ago
old-fashioned; old-style
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
way in the past; two (or so) decades (ago)
a long time ago; long ago
let bygones be bygones; (lit.) the past is the past, the present is the present
old person; old-fashioned person
old-fashioned person; old-timer; old fogey
paleolagine lagomorph (Paleolaginae spp., incl. the Amami rabbit and the red rock hares)
old fashioned; in ancient style
archiannelids of the genus Saccocirrus (esp. Saccocirrus major)
horseweed (Conyza canadensis); Canadian horseweed; Canadian fleabane; coltstail; marestail; butterweed
Examples (106 in total)
I used to be a teacher.
This city used to be beautiful.
That was such a long time ago.