昔

Meanings

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

Part of speech: noun, no-adjective, adverb

Kanji

• 昔

  Meanings

  once upon a time, antiquity, old times

  On reading

  セキ、シャク

  Kun reading

  むかし

  Strokes

  8

Example sentences

• ここは昔、畑だった。

  This place used to be a field.

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