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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

昔

Readings

Kana: セキ、シャク、むかし
Romaji: seki, shaku, mukashi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

once upon a time, antiquity, old times

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  72
Frequency:  1197
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-4-4
Korean Reading:  chag
Chinese Reading:  xi1
Unicode:  6614
JIS:  404E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2432
Nelson Index: 2108
New Nelson Index: 2433
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k5.28
Four Corner Index: 4460.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1481
Gakken Index: 1200
Japanese Names Index: 699
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13816
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0794
Remembering the kanji Index: 1184
Kanji Flashcards Index: 598
Kodansha Compact Index: 970
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 346
Kanji in Context Index: 428
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1574
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2153
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1192
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1268
Essential Kanji Index: 988
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3086
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1978
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 306

Words

昔 (むかし)
olden days; former
昔話 (むかしばなし)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
大昔 (おおむかし)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
昔なじみ (むかしなじみ)
old friend; familiar face
昔を偲ばせる品 (むかしをしのばせるしな)
things reminiscent of bygone days
今昔 (こんじゃく、こんせき)
past and present
昔ながら (むかしながら)
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
昔気質 (むかしかたぎ)
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
昔を懐かしむ (むかしをなつかしむ)
to view the past with nostalgia
昔を想う (むかしをおもう)
to recall the old days
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