Today’s Kanji is “昔” (mukashi); Kanji for “long long ago”.
Handwritten Kanji “昔” (mukashi)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “昔”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 昔 | セキ シャク むかし | seki shaku mukashi | 8 | 日 | long long ago |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “昔”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 昔の家 | むかしのいえ | Mukashi no ie | Old house |
| 昔話 | むかしばなし | Mukashibanashi | Old tale |
| 大昔の生き物 | おおむかしのいきもの | Ōmukashi no ikimono | Ancient creatures |
昔（むかし）= a long time ago, long ago, ancient times