How to say 'Long ago' in Japanese | とっくに

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The Japanese word for Long ago is 'Tokkuni', written as とっくに in Japanese.

word

とっくに

Meaning

Long ago

Reading

Tokkuni

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'とっくに (とっくに)' means 'long ago' or 'already' and is used to indicate that something happened or was completed a significant time before the present moment. It often carries a nuance of something being done well in advance or being obvious to the speaker. For example: He left long ago「彼はとっくに出発した」(かれはとっくにしゅっぱつした). I already finished my homework「私はとっくに宿題を終えた」(わたしはとっくにしゅくだいをおえた). This word is commonly used in casual and formal contexts alike, emphasizing that the action or state is not recent.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

6273

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word とっくに

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

と

Reading

hiragana

く

Reading

hiragana

に

Reading

hiragana

つ

Reading

Tsu

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'Tokkuni' means 'Long ago' .

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