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なかむかし【中昔】 : nakamukashi | define meaning
nakamukashi
Definition
Noun
- (Archaic) Middle Ages; Late Middle Ages; medieval times
Etymology
Derived from なか【中】 naka "middle" and むかし【昔】 mukashi "former times". First translated as "Middle ages" by James Curtis Hepburn in A Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionary (1872), page 348.
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 中昔 |
Kana | なかむかし |
Romanization | nakamukashi |
意味:なかむかし【中昔】、とおくないむかし【遠くない昔】、ちゅうこ【中古】、ちゅうせい【中世】、ちゅうせいこうき【中世後期】
中昔
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, October 23). なかむかし【中昔】 : nakamukashi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 20, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2701/nakamukashi/.