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昨
Yesterday, Previous
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The kanji 昨 is rarely used by itself but appears in common words like 昨日 (yesterday), 昨年 (last year), and 昨夜 (last night).
Memory Trick
Think of the SUN (日) moving behind yesterday's horizon. Once the sun has passed, it becomes YESTERDAY.
Readings
Onyomi: サク (saku)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
昨日
きのう (kinou)
Yesterday
昨年
さくねん (sakunen)
Last year
昨夜
さくや (sakuya)
Last night
昨今
さっこん (sakkon)
These days
Example Sentence
昨日は 雨でした。
きのうは あめでした。
kinou wa ame deshita
It rained yesterday.