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The Kanji Map

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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

昔

Radical

Radical: 日

Reading: ひ

Meaning: sun, day

Strokes: 4

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Examples

Examples with audio

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

Onyomi Examples

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

Kunyomi Examples

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

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