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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

昔話

Reading

Kana: むかしばなし
Romaji: mukashibanashi
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

old tale; folk tale; legend

2

reminiscence

Kanji

昔
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし
Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times
話
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)らはながながと昔話(むかしばなし)をした。
➥They had a long chat about the old days.
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サラは祖父母(そふぼ)が昔話(むかしばなし)をくどくどとしゃべるのを聞(き)くとうんざりする。
➥Sarah gets very bored listening to her grandparents rambling on about old times.
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お祖母(ばあ)さんの昔話(むかしばなし)は耳(みみ)にたこができるほど聞(き)かされた。
➥I've heard my grandma's stories so often that I'm heartily sick of them.
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久(ひさ)しぶりに会(あ)ったんだから、酒(さけ)でも飲(の)みながら、昔話(むかしばなし)にでも花(はな)を咲(さ)かせるとするか。
➥It's been so long since we've met, let's have a drink or two and talk about the good old days.
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