じゅ

noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. the pace of change makes ten years back seem like ancient history.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じゅ
十年一昔 じゅうねんひとむかし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
year, counter for years
とし ネン ね (1st, N5)
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)