Memory phrase for the character: 昔

昔

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Meaning

old days, long ago, past, antiquity

Pronunciation

SEKI, SHAKU
mukashi

Explanation

 Top: variation of together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together), bottom: sun 日

Mnemonic
 
Together in the sun we think of the old days.

Radicals

昔 past, old times, formerTogether 共 in the sun 日 we think of the old days.
日 day, sunThe radical nichi stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point.
共 together




 Vocabulary

昔風 むかしふう  old fashioned
昔話 むかしばなし  folklore, legend, reminiscence
昔の事 むかしのこと  no longer current, past things
昔 むかし  olden days, former
昔年 せきねん  in former times, previous years

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