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昔 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 昔 意味

once upon a time, antiquity, old times

昔 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

むかし mukashi

KUNYOMI 訓読み

セキ seki
シャク shaku

Examples

ここは昔、畑だった。This place used to be a field.
昔はよくした。I used to a lot.
昔はよかった。I’ve seen better days.
彼は昔より裕福だ。He is better off than he used to be.
昔、若い男がいた。A long time ago, there was a young man.
世界は昔とは違う。The world is not what it used to be.
彼女は昔勤勉だった。She used to be diligent.
昔ここに橋があった。A long time ago, there was a bridge here.
私は昔の私ではない。I’m not what I used to be.
昔のような元気はない。I’m not as young as I was.

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