昔 — kanji meaning “once upon a time”
昔
once upon a time, antiquity, old times
- Meanings
- once upon a time, antiquity, old times
- On'yomi
- セキ (seki)、シャク (shaku)
- Kun'yomi
- むかし
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1197 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 72
- Chinese reading
- xí, xī — Chinese character page
Words with 昔
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昔話 | むかしばなし mukashibanashi | old tale; folk tale; legend |
| 大昔 | おおむかし oomukashi | ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past |
| 一昔 | ひとむかし hitomukashi | an age (ago); a long time (ago); a decade (ago) |
| 今昔 | こんじゃく konjaku | past and present |
| 昔ながら | むかしながら mukashinagara | unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old |
| 昔気質 | むかしかたぎ mukashikatagi | old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit |
| 昔日 | せきじつ sekijitsu | old days |
| 昔なじみ | むかしなじみ mukashinajimi | old friend; familiar face |
| 昔語り | むかしがたり mukashigatari | old story; reminiscence |
| 往昔 | おうせき ouseki | ancient times |
| 昔風 | むかしふう mukashifuu | old-fashioned; old-style |
| 昔のまま | むかしのまま mukashinomama | the way it was; the way it used be; as of old |
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