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昔

once upon a time
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingセキ、シャク
Kun readingむかし
JōyōGrade 3
  1. the old days
  2. the past
  3. former times
  4. a long time ago
  5. the past ten years

Radicals and components

Radical日sunComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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salad · flowers (艹) · one (一) · floor · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1268

Compound words

一昔ひとむかし
an age (ago); a long time (ago); a decade (ago)
昔話むかしばなし
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
大昔おおむかし
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
今昔こんじゃく
past and present
昔のままむかしのまま
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 昔

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step

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