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JLPT N3 Grade 3 once upon a time

📖 English Meaning

past, old

Pronunciation
Hiragana:
むかし せき しゃく
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Romaji:
mukashi seki shaku
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On'yomi:
セキ、シャク
Kun'yomi:
むかし
Character Meanings
formerly; ancient; in beginning
Radical
にち・ひへん・にちへん
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Compound Words with 昔
昔々 むかしむかし
昔なじみ むかしなじみ
昔ばなし むかしばなし
昔ぶ むかしぶ
昔めく むかしめく
昔人 むかしびと、せきじん
昔今 むかしいま
昔代 むかしよ
Related Words
昔に back
昔は anciently
昔ばなし legend
昔人 deceased person, oldster
Famous People with this Kanji
僧侶 中村了昔 (なかむらりょうせき)
恋する母たち 今昔亭丸太郎 (こんじゃくていまるたろう)
声優 日昔桂子 (ひむかしけいこ)

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