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昔ながら (むかしながら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

昔むかしながら

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Meanings

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noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adverb

unchanged from long ago; traditional; same old

Describes something that has remained the same since old times, often with a positive or nostalgic tone. Used both as a no-adjective and adverb.

この町まちには昔むかしながらの商しょう店てん街がいが残のこっている。
This town still has a traditional shopping street from long ago.
祖そ母ぼは昔

むかし

ながらの

方ほう

法ほう

で

味み

噌そ

を

作つく

っ

て

いる

。

My grandmother makes miso in the traditional way.

彼かれの仕し事ごとぶりは昔むかしながらで、とても丁てい寧ねいだ。

His way of working is old-fashioned and very meticulous.

Kanji

昔once upon a time, antiquity, old times

Similar words

昔むかし風ふう
昔風 means 'old-style' or 'old-fashioned' and can imply something is outdated, while 昔ながら emphasizes continuity and preservation from the past, often with a positive nuance.
伝でん統とう的てき
伝統的 is a more formal term for 'traditional', often used for cultural practices or institutions, whereas 昔ながら is more colloquial and evokes a sense of everyday life unchanged from the past.

Etymology

Compound of 昔 (mukashi, 'long ago') + ながら (nagara, 'while, as it is'). The ながら here retains its classical meaning of 'in the state of', indicating something that remains as it was in the past.