昔

long ago; once upon a time; antiquity; old times

8 strokes. Taught in grade 3. Newspaper frequency rank 1197.

Readings

• むかし (kun reading): 昔 (むかし) the old days; 大昔 (おおむかし) ancient times
• シャク (on reading): 今昔 (こんじゃく) past and present; 今昔物語集 (こんじゃくものがたりしゅう) Konjaku Monogatarishū (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period)
• セキ (on reading): 昔日 (せきじつ) old days; 往昔 (おうせき) ancient times

Components

• 廾
• 日
• 一 radical one
• ｜ radical vertical stroke
• 二 radical two
• 日 radical sun; day

Kanji containing 昔

• 措 set aside
• 借 borrow
• 惜 pity
• 錯 confused
• 醋 vinegar
• 藉 carpet
• 鵲 magpie

Words using 昔

• 昔 (むかし) the old days
• 大昔 (おおむかし) ancient times
• 昔々 (むかしむかし) long ago
• 一昔 (ひとむかし) an age (ago)
• 昔話 (むかしばなし) old tale
• 今昔 (こんじゃく) past and present
• 今昔物語集 (こんじゃくものがたりしゅう) Konjaku Monogatarishū (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period)
• 今昔物語 (こんじゃくものがたり) Konjaku Monogatarishū (abbr) (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period)
• 昔日 (せきじつ) old days
• 往昔 (おうせき) ancient times
• 古昔 (こせき) ancient times
• 昔年 (せきねん) old times
• 昔時 (せきじ) old times

39 words in all.

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