What does 昔 mean?
昔 is a Japanese noun meaning “old days; past” in English. It can also be translated as “the past ten years” depending on context. It is written as 昔 in kanji, むかし in hiragana, and mukashi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.
Example sentence
ここは昔、畑だった。
This place used to be a field.