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過去かこ

Kana かこ Romaji kako

JLPT N3 Common word

Definitions

01noun · adverb · no-adjective

the past; bygone days

02noun

one's past (that one would prefer remained secret)

03noun

grammar

past (tense); preterit; preterite

04noun

Buddhism

previous life

Examples

私はいつまでも過去にこだわらないようにと心がけている。

I try not to dwell on the past.

Tatoeba #161409

過去は過去。

Let bygones be bygones.

Tatoeba #186486

歴史は過去を扱う。

History deals with the past.

Tatoeba #77593

Source

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