Keyword
long ago
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1268
Readings
Composed of
fence made of sticks
sun
Mnemonic

Long ago a fence made of sticks was thrown onto the surface of the sun, probably by some ancient aliens who just renovated their home and wanted to quickly get rid of their old fence while zipping around in their UFO through our solar system.

Used in kanji (9 in total)
borrow
reluctant (to part with)
mix something up
registry
Used in vocabulary (56 in total)
olden days; former
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
Examples (163 in total)
You remind me of a boy I used to know.
But of course that was a long time ago.
I used to be a teacher.