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むかしむかし
昔々
ある
ちい
さな
しま
としお
年老
いた
おうさま
王様
んでいました

Long, long ago, there lived an old king on a small island.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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Most common form: 昔昔
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
long ago; once upon a time
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irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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1
small; little; tiny  (see also: 大きな)
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2
noun
1. island
2. territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf  (often written with kana only)
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4
to grow old
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noun
king  (honorific)
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide  (see also: 棲む)
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Kanji
セキ   シャク   ancient; old   むかし ancient   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
キョウ   とも together   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
トウ   しま island   
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サン   やま mountain   
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reach
ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
wheel around
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ロウ   old   おいる    ふける to grow old   
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old
さじ spoon   
オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ヨウ   さま Mr / Mrs   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
スイ   みず water   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ジュウ   す to live, to dwell   すまう to live (concept)   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
シュ   ス   master   ぬし landlord   おも main   
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dot   
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