noun

  1. an age (ago), a long time (ago), a decade (ago).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
一昔 ひとむかし
 
 
ひと昔 ひとむかし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
once upon a time, antiquity, old times
むかし セキ シャク (3rd, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)