Today’s #kanji is 昔 which is listed under the radical of #ひらび(日). It is a compound ideograph made of 龷 (“piling up”) and 日.
![昔](https://www.easyjapanesee.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/210818-昔-600x600.png)
Meaning: ancient times, old days
Reading: セキ、シャク、むかし
昔日(セキジツ): old times, former times
今昔(コンジャク): (the) past and (the) present
昔(むかし): ancient times, old days
昔話(むかしばなし): an old tale, a legend, folklore
大昔(おおむかし): ancient ties, the distant past, a long time ago
一昔(ひとむかし): an age (ago), a generation (ago)
- にちへん
- ひらび
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