Long Ago
Long Time Ago
noun, の adjective
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. This is a good way to start stories, by the way: 昔々に… (Long, long ago).
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji. むかし sounds like a kun'yomi reading, doesn't it? It's so long.
昔の話
story from long ago
昔の人
people of long ago
昔の自分
one's old self
昔はあった
used to exist long ago
昔はした
used to do long ago
昔は好きだった
used to like long ago
昔から好き
to have liked from long ago
昔からいる
to have been there from long ago
昔からある
to have been there from long ago
コウイチは昔はけんけんをするのがとく意だった。
Koichi used to be good at hopping on one leg a long time ago.
昔、一回だけ、右足に魚の目ができたことがあるよ。
I got a corn on my right foot once a long time ago.
「あなた、今夜の予定は？」「昔の飲み仲間とちょっと出かけてくる予定だよ。」
"What are your plans for tonight Darling?" "I’m going out with my old drinking buddies."