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二昔ふた昔
ふたむかし
1. [n]
▶ way in the past
▶ two (or so) decades (ago)
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1164130 一昔 1. an age (ago); a long time (ago); a decade (ago)
  ⇐ see: 1382370 昔【むかし】 2. the past ten years; the past decade



History:
4. A 2022-06-06 01:35:24  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2022-06-05 22:54:44  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5 example: あれは一昔もふた昔も前のことだ. That was a long time ago [way in the past].
  Comments:
Like 一昔, it doesn't refer to a precise number of years.
I don't think it's used adverbially.
  Diff:
@@ -15,2 +15,4 @@
-<pos>&adv;</pos>
-<gloss>two decades (ago)</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="1164130">一昔・1</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1164130">一昔</xref>
+<gloss>way in the past</gloss>
+<gloss>two (or so) decades (ago)</gloss>
2. A 2022-06-04 12:06:46  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
二昔	10497
ふた昔	9566
ふた昔前	4964
二昔前	6184
  Diff:
@@ -5 +5 @@
-<keb>ふた昔</keb>
+<keb>二昔</keb>
@@ -8 +8 @@
-<keb>二昔</keb>
+<keb>ふた昔</keb>
1. A* 2022-06-01 02:22:21  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
nikk
ひと昔	75016
ふた昔	9566

https://www.nikkeyshimbun.jp/2019/190104-61colonia.html
最近は、ニッケイ・コミュニテイという言葉もできましたが、ひと昔、ふた昔前までは、日系社会は何かといえばコロニア社会(注1)といい、コロニア語といったものです。

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