いにしえ

antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times

What does mean?

is a Japanese noun meaning antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times in English. It is written as in kanji, いにしえ in hiragana, and inishie in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

森のはずれに小屋が立っているのが見えた。

We saw an old hut standing at the margin of the forest.