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昔 むかし 昔(むかし): olden days; former 3 廾: twenty; 20; twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 日 4 (none) once upon a time For those who don´t know the expression, "salad days" means the time of one´s youth. (originally from Shakespeare´s Antony and Cleopatra - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salad_days). I suspect Heisig chose "salad" as the name for the radical just for this phrase...

Accepted Answer

セキ、シャク once upon a time, antiquity, old times 3 1197 8 72 ひ・ひへん・にち・にちへん 仮借 Loan Once upon a time, the children were forced to eat their salad every day.

Kanji	昔
Onyomi	セキ、シャク
Kunyomi	むかし
English	once upon a time, antiquity, old times
Examples	昔(むかし): olden days; former
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	3
Frequency	1197
Components	廾: twenty; 20; twenty or letter H radical (no. 55) 日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days
Number of Strokes	8
Kanji Radical	日
Radical Number	72
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	ひ・ひへん・にち・にちへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	仮借 Loan
Keyword	once upon a time
Koohii Story 1	Once upon a time, the children were forced to eat their salad every day.
Koohii Story 2	For those who don´t know the expression, "salad days" means the time of one´s youth. (originally from Shakespeare´s Antony and Cleopatra - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salad_days). I suspect Heisig chose "salad" as the name for the radical just for this phrase...

Time Radical 昔 セキ、シャク むかし Antiquity 昔(むかし Olden

Time Radical 昔セキ、シャクむかし Antiquity 昔(むかし Olden