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昔 — long ago

昔 means “long ago”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: セキ (seki), シャク (shaku). Kun'yomi: むかし (mukashi). You'll see it in words such as 昔 (mukashi, “the old days; the past”).

昔
Stroke order of 昔
Meaning
long ago
On'yomi
セキ (seki), シャク (shaku)
Kun'yomi
むかし (mukashi)
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N3 · set Time 2

How to remember 昔

Ten (十) and ten more suns (日) piled up: long ago.

Parts: 廾 two hands · 日 sun; day

Words with 昔

WordReadingMeaning
昔むかし mukashi kunthe old days; the past

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