# 昔 — Long Ago

Frequency rank 841 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 厳 (Strict), less common than 劇 (Drama).

- On’yomi: せき、しゃく
- Kun’yomi: むかし
- Radical: 日 Sun (Kangxi 72)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A blackjack (龷) table under the sun (日) — an old gambling den from long ago, bleached by decades of sunlight.

In words:

- 昔 むかし — olden days, former

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