How to say "Long ago" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Long ago" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Long ago" is "Tokkuni", written in japanese as "とっくに".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The adverb 'とっくに (とっくに)' means 'long ago'. It expresses that something happened in the distant past, much earlier than expected or referred to. It conveys a sense of a completed action or state that has existed for a significant period of time. For example: I finished that task long ago - (その仕事はとっくに終わっている). He left the house long ago - (彼はとっくに家を出ました).

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Tokkuni" mean in japanese?

"Tokkuni" means "Long ago".

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Long ago" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "と" is read as "to". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". And The hiragana "に" is read as "ni".

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.