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Keyword
long ago
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1268
Readings
Composed of
龷
fence made of sticks
日
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)
借
borrow
惜
reluctant (to part with)
錯
mix something up
籍
registry
5 more...
Used in vocabulary (56 in total)
olden days; former
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
53 more...
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.
He is an old friend of mine.
I was surprised to see an old friend of mine there.
This used to be a pretty quiet place.
This is a very old game.
Keep in mind that you're not as young as you used to be.
You're not as young as you used to be.
This city used to be beautiful.
Let's get together and talk about old times.
My father used to say that money is not everything.
That is the shop where I used to work.
This is a letter from my old teacher.
There was a castle here many years ago.
This is where my family used to live.
I used to live in this house.
It's a very old picture.
It's an old picture.
Walking along the street, I met an old friend.
I don't have as much money as I used to have.
The story reminds me of an experience I had long ago.
He used to drink.
It happened a long time ago.
That was such a long time ago.
Formerly this building was a hospital.
Long ago, people used to travel on foot.
Once there lived an old man in a village.
There once lived an old man on that island.
This song always makes me think of my good old days.
However, this has not always been true.
We remembered the old days when we had played together.
Once there lived an old man in the village.
My father used to own a store dealing in meat and fish.
I have a date tonight with an old girlfriend.
He used to be a nice boy.
The river is no longer as clean as it used to be.
I remember singing that song long ago.
She is fond of singing old songs.
We were able to talk just like before.
I ran into my old teacher at the station.
I like to talk about the good old days.
She ran across her old friend while walking in the park.
There used to be a large park here.
I happened to meet an old friend at Tokyo Station.
He was, is, and will be, my best friend.
We've been friends a long time.
I ran across an old classmate on my way here.
At forty, he does not get as angry as he used to.
My grandfather tells us about old things.
He doesn't work as hard as he used to.
There is much more water in this lake now than in the past.
This place used to be a field.
That was years ago.
There used to be a small castle on this hill.
There used to be a castle on the hill.
Those are old magazines.
There used to be a hotel around here.
I saw this movie a very long time ago.
Once there lived a great king.
I used to play piano long ago, so I can still play a little.
In old times people didn't think that the earth is round.
I'm not as healthy as I used to be.
In former days people walked from Edo to Kyoto.
We were young once, weren't we, Linda?
In that country there once lived a wise king.
There used to be a coffee shop near the school.
He looks like a completely different person to what he was before.
You never used to treat me like this.
He must have gone to see his old friend.
While cleaning my room yesterday evening, I happened to find an old photograph of my mother.
He told me how he had once been a rich man.
She appears to have been rich.
There once lived a rich man in this town.
Once there lived an old woman on a small island.
The couple doesn't fight often these days, but they used to a lot.
She finally managed to get a hold of her old friend.
There used to be a castle on the top of the mountain.
I don't smoke now, but I used to.
Quite by chance, I met my old friend at the airport.
There used to be a statue of a lion at the gate.
I used to watch TV at least three hours every day.
This town still retains something of the old days.
I met an old student of mine in London.
I ran into an old classmate of mine on my way to the station.
There used to be a prison here.
It is said that he has a lot of old coins.
We walked along the busy street, singing old songs.
That castle was built in ancient times.
The actors appeared in historical costumes.
My father used to drink till late at night.
There used to be a bake-shop on this corner.
Old habits die hard. This is particularly true of politics.
I used to love telling jokes.
In early days pioneers lived in houses made of mud and straw.
Dinosaurs became extinct a very long time ago.
Once there lived a very wicked king in England.
I ran into an old friend of mine outside the station.
Tom and I've been friends a long time.
Tom and I used to work at the same place.
Tom has never been good at baseball.
Tom is an old student of mine.
Tom isn't as scary as he used to be.
Tom reminds me of a boy I used to know.
We used to call him Tom.
Old people look back on the past too much.
There used to be a police station in front of this bus stop.
The story begins far in the past.
There used to be a pier here.
I was surprised when I found out that Tom used to be a French teacher.
It used to be thought that the earth was flat.
There used to be a tall tree near the temple.
The old teacher began to talk about the good old days.
A long time ago, there lived an old king on a small island.
Once there lived an old king in England.
I didn't use to like opera, but I enjoy it a lot now.
He is not so diligent as he used to be.
Buildings are much stronger now than they used to be.
There used to be a post office on the corner.
I keep all my old pictures in the attic in a wooden box.
Haru's always been like that; he's very kind at heart.
He gave away his entire fortune to an old friend's daughter, and expected nothing in return.
I haven't seen any of my old classmates since I graduated 15 years ago.
She has always been a popular actress.
There used to be a vegetable garden in our yard.
Formerly people did not know that the earth is round and that it moves around the sun.
She cherished his old love letters.
The town was exactly the same as before.
People once held that the world was flat.
Tom used to wear a wig.
I didn't know that Tom used to work in Boston.
Is it true that Tom used to live in Boston?
In Boston, I happened to run into an old friend of mine.
On my way home, I came across an old friend.
Once upon a time, there lived an old man.
Once upon a time, there lived a pretty girl.
Once upon a time, there lived a poor man and a rich woman.
Once upon a time there lived an old king on a small island.
Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful princess.
Once upon a time, there lived a stingy old man in the village.
Once upon a time, there lived a great king in Greece.
Old school friends often try to keep in touch with one another.
As far as I know, he used to be a good student.
She sat in the chair all day, thinking of past events.
Tom never used to smoke, but he does now.
It looks like an old-fashioned general store.
A long time ago when Pluto was still a planet, there was a boy named Tom.
I used to work in an electronics store.
Early explorers used the stars for navigation.
There used to be a large cedar tree there.
Tom didn't use to eat so much junk food.
The economic strength of the USA is not what it was.
I used to keep a diary every day when I was young.
Archaeologists are those who hunt for clues about the lifestyles of ancient peoples.
The Greeks used to hold a big athletic meet.
Once upon a time, there was a cat whose name was Tango.
I used to be more creative.
In olden times, football was popular in both Greece and Rome.
That old tradition has disappeared.
I used to smoke a lot, but I have given up smoking now.
She must have been well-off in the past.
She used to keep a diary, but she no longer does.
This summer resort is no longer as popular as it used to be.