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昔 : Once upon a time

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once upon a time, antiquity, old times

On 'yomi:
セキ(seki) シャク(shaku)
Kun 'yomi:
むかし(mukashi)
Strokes:8
Radical: (72)
Usage Rating:1197
JLPT:N3
old JLPT:2
Grade:3
Unicode:06614
jis208:32-46
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昔 Usage examples

(せきじ)old times, former times
遠い(とおいむかし)remote past, far ago, time immemorial
遥か(はるかむかし)long ago
を想う(むかしをおもう)to recall the old days
を懐かしむ(むかしをなつかしむ)to view the past with nostalgia
取った杵柄(むかしとったきねづか)
とった杵柄(むかしとったきねづか)
you never forget your own trade
ながら(むかしながら)the same as it was long ago, unchanged, traditional
物語集(こんじゃくものがたりしゅう)Konjaku Monogatarishuu (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period)
物語(こんじゃくものがたり)Konjaku Monogatarishuu (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period)