"今は昔" meaning in Japanese

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Phrase

Forms: 今は昔 [canonical] (ruby: (いま), (むかし)), ima wa mukashi [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, “now [in] the past”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|now 􂀿in􂁀 the past}} “now [in] the past”, {{lit|now 􂀿in􂁀 the past}} Literally, “now [in] the past” Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|いま は むかし|head=今は昔}} 今(いま)は昔(むかし) • (ima wa mukashi)
  1. (archaic) used in the beginning of narratives or story literature: once upon a time, long ago Tags: archaic, idiomatic Synonyms: 昔昔 (mukashi mukashi) (ruby: (むかし), (むかし))
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            [
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            [
              "取",
              "とり"
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            [
              "翁",
              "をきな"
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          "むかし"
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Download raw JSONL data for 今は昔 meaning in Japanese (2.2kB)

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