A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 8 strokes

Once Upon A Time ; Antiquity ; Old Times

Readings on: セキ・シャク
Kun readings: むかし

昔むかし — former

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 今昔こんじゃく — past and present Source
• 昔話むかしばなし — legend; old tale Source
• 大昔おおむかし — antiquity; distant times; old fashion Source
• 一昔ひとむかし — in recent years; the last ten years Source
• 昔昔むかしむかし — "Once upon a time"; long ago Source