(むかし)

むかし
noun
old times, long ago
1. old times, the past, long ago
A time in the distant past.
(むかし)(ちが)った
It was different in the past.
I met an old friend.
Long ago, there was a castle here.
My grandfather often tells me about the old days.
In the old days there were no phones or internet, so people communicated by writing letters.

(むかし) refers to the past, ranging from personal memories to ancient times.

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