むかし
昔
　
を
なつ
懐
　
か
　
し
　
む

expression, Godan verb

  1. to view the past with nostalgia.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
むかし
昔
　
を
なつ
懐
　
か
　
し
　
む
 昔を懐かしむ むかしをなつかしむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

once upon a time, antiquity, old times
むかし　セキ　シャク (3rd, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
feelings, heart, yearn
なつ.かしい　ふところ　カイ (9th, N1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
to carry in the bosom or the sleeve, to wrap, to conceal
カイ　エ　ふところ
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ　ボウ　あみがしら