Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3
JLPT level: N3
1197 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: once upon a time, antiquity, old times
Kunyomi: むかし
Onyomi: セキ, シャク
Composition: 廾 日
Radical: 日
Reading: ひ
Meaning: sun, day
Strokes: 4
昔日(せきじつ) old days
今昔物語(こんじゃくものがたり) Tales of past and present
昔(むかし) olden days, former [n.]
昔話(むかしばなし) folklore
昔時 (セキジ) old times, former times
昔日 (セキジツ) old days
今昔 (コンジャク) past and present
往昔 (オウセキ) ancient times
昔 (むかし) the old days, the past, former times, a long time ago, the past ten years, the past decade
昔話 (むかしばなし) old tale, folk tale, legend, reminiscence
一昔 (ひとむかし) an age (ago), a long time (ago), a decade (ago)
遥か昔 (はるかむかし) long ago