Japanese Kanji
昔seki
once upon a time · antiquity · old times
Grade 3 · JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Once upon a time, antiquity, old times.
昔 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N2 (upper intermediate) level. With 8 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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