昔話|むかしばなしmukashibanashi[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounold tale; folk tale; legend
2. nounreminiscence
   久ひさしぶりに会あったんだから、酒さけでも飲のみながら、昔話むかしばなしにでも花はなを咲さかせるとするか。↗

   It's been so long since we last met up. Let's have a drink or two and talk about the good old days.

• Synonym伝説でんせつNeutralLegends tied to specific places or people; also used figuratively for a legendary figure. 昔話 stories typically open with 「むかしむかし」.
• Synonym伝え話つたえばなしNeutralStories or reports handed down over time; little used, and close in sense to 「言い伝え」.
• Related故事こじWrittenWritten word for old events and allusions, often the sources of idioms as in 「故事成語」; 昔話 means folk tales.
• Related言い伝えいいつたえNeutralSayings, beliefs and superstitions handed down from the past; stresses the orally passed word, while 昔話 stresses a plotted story.
• Related古伝こでんWrittenRare, written word for legends passed down from ancient times; in everyday speech say 「伝説」 or 「言い伝え」.
• Related伝えつたえNeutralSayings and traditions handed down orally; stresses the transmission itself rather than the story.
• Related口碑こうひWrittenLegends passed on by word of mouth, as in 「口碑に残る」; has a strong written flavor.
• Related先祖伝承せんぞでんしょうWrittenTales handed down from one's ancestors through the generations; a written, academic term.
• RelatedレジェンドNeutralLoanword for legend, now mostly a legendary figure or great of a field, as in 「サッカー界のレジェンド」.

Use 「昔話」 for folk tales like 「桃太郎」 or when reminiscing about the past. For legends tied to specific places or people, say 「伝説」; for sayings and beliefs handed down, 「言い伝え」.

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1. かつてあった事ことについての話はなし。
2. 口承こうしょうされてきた古ふるくからの物語ものがたり。