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昨

yesterday
Stroke count: 9

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JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. yesterdayRtK
  2. previous
    昨日よりもスローペースで世間話をすると好評であった。In the following performance, he spoke slower than the previous day, and his performance received good reviews.wiki
  1. these days
  2. nowadays
  3. recently
  4. lately

Popular Usage

昨日昨夜一昨日一昨年

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sun (日) · day (日) · saw

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1222

Compound words

昨夜ゆうべ
last night; yesterday evening
昨日きのう
yesterday
一昨日おととい
day before yesterday
一昨年おととし
year before last
昨春さくしゅん
last spring; the spring of last year
昨今さっこん
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
昨年さくねん
last year
昨晩さくばん
last night
昨秋さくしゅう
autumn of last year; fall of last year
昨年度さくねんど
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
昨年来さくねんらい
since last year
一昨いっさく
one previous
昨夕ゆうべ
last night
一昨晩いっさくばん
night before last
一昨夜いっさくや
night before last
一昨昨日いっさくさくじつ
two days before yesterday
昨日の友は今日の敵きのうのともはきょうのてき
a friend today may turn against you tomorrow

Additional Examples

彼は彼女に昨晩婚約指輪を贈った。
He gave her an engagement ring last night.tatoeba
彼は私の事務所に昨日来た。
He came to my office yesterday.tatoeba
彼は昨夜遅く帰宅した。
He came home late last night.tatoeba
彼は昨夜遅くまで起きていた。
He sat up late last night.tatoeba
今日は長くやっても、こっちの気持ちが昨日とちがっていた。
Today, I also used the long dialogue, but my intention was different from yesterday.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 昨

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