昔 – vocab dash

Keyword

long ago

once upon a time
antiquity
old times

Frequency: #1197
Strokes: 8
Grade: 3
JLPT (old): N2
Heisig: 1268

Readings

むかし100%

Mnemonic

Spacemen from long ago yeeted a fence made of sticks straight into the sun and flew off laughing in their UFO.

Stroke order

Composed of

龷fence made of sticks 日sun

Used in kanji

措set aside 籍registry 借borrow 惜reluctant (to part with)錯mix something up 厝cut 唶sigh 斮cut off 腊year end sacrifice 碏coloured 耤plough 蜡wax 踖trample on 醋vinegar 藉trample on 鵲magpie 齰to bite

Used in vocabulary

昔むかし

the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago; the past ten years; the past decade

Noun

昔むかしのまま

the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times

Expression

大おお昔むかし

ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago

Noun

昔むかし話ばなし

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

Noun

一ひと昔むかし

an age (ago); a long time (ago); a decade (ago)

Noun

昔むかしながら

unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional

No-adjective

昔むかし風ふう

old-fashioned; old-style

No-adjective

今こん昔じゃく

past and present

Noun

昔むかし気質かたぎ

old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned

Noun

昔せき日じつ

old days

Noun

昔むかしなじみ

old friend; familiar face

Noun

昔むかし語がたり

old story; reminiscence

Noun

往おう昔せき

ancient times

Noun