noun, adverb

  1. ancient times, prehistoric times, the distant past, a very long time ago.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
大昔 おおむかし
 
 
 
大むかし おおむかし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (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)