Question

措 お.く 措置(そち): measure; measures; step S 手: hand昔: once upon a time; antiquity; old times 手 4 (none) set aside Once upon a time... Oh hell, you´re just too old for this. You close your fairy tale book and set it aside, pushing it away with your fingers.

Accepted Answer

ソ set aside, give up, suspend, discontinue, lay aside, except 1 818 11 64 て・てへん 形声 Phonetic Long ago our ancestors set aside the use of fingers and began to use cutlery. (Raichu,11-7-2006) The way I remember it´s 昔 once upon a time (#1184) rather than 旧 olden times (#35) is that they began to use cutlery to eat salad. (I also think about how when you visit the Medieval Times theme park, which is set in Once upon a time, their gimmick is that you eat with your fingers.).

Kanji	措
Onyomi	ソ
Kunyomi	お.く
English	set aside, give up, suspend, discontinue, lay aside, except
Examples	措置(そち): measure; measures; step
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	818
Components	手: hand 昔: once upon a time; antiquity; old times
Number of Strokes	11
Kanji Radical	手
Radical Number	64
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	て・てへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	set aside
Koohii Story 1	Long ago our ancestors set aside the use of fingers and began to use cutlery. (Raichu,11-7-2006) The way I remember it´s 昔 once upon a time (#1184) rather than 旧 olden times (#35) is that they began to use cutlery to eat salad. (I also think about how when you visit the Medieval Times theme park, which is set in Once upon a time, their gimmick is that you eat with your fingers.).
Koohii Story 2	Once upon a time... Oh hell, you´re just too old for this. You close your fairy tale book and set it aside, pushing it away with your fingers.

Set Times Began Eat 措 ソ お.く Give

Set Times Began Eat 措ソお.く Give