昔

Old Times

Also: Once Upon A Time, Antiquity, Long Ago, Old Days

On'yomi

  • せき seki
  • しゃく shaku

Kun'yomi

  • むかし mukashi
Stroke count
8
Radical
日 sun · Kangxi radical 72
JLPT level
N2
School grade
Grade 3

昔 has 8 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 日 (sun), number 72. Hashidari places it at JLPT N2. Japanese students learn it in grade 3 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N2 kanji list · Grade 3 kanji list · All kanji