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一昔ひとむかし (hitomukashi)

age; decade

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Meaning

一昔 (ひとむかし, hitomukashi) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “age; decade”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 7

この歌うたは一昔ひとむかし前まえに流行はやりました

This song was popular some years ago.

十年一昔.

Ten years make(s) an epoch.

十年一昔だ

Ten years can bring a lot of changes.

一昔前に2000円位した機能が20円以下で可能となっている。

Function of approximately 2,000 Yen a decade ago is now 20 Yen or less.

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