yesterday, previous
On'yomi (音読み)
- サク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 昨, pronounced さく (saku), means "yesterday" or "previous." It is typically used in nouns and compound words rather than as a verb. Some common compounds include 昨年 (さくねん), which means "last year," 昨秋 (さくしゅう), meaning "autumn of last year," and 昨今 (さっこん), which refers to "these days." This kanji helps to express time in relation to the past, making it essential for everyday conversation. One usage note is that you will often see it paired with other time-related words to indicate specifics about the previous period.
Example sentences
昨夜は星が綺麗だった。
Last night, the stars were beautiful.
Meanings across languages
- English
- yesterday, previous
- Tiếng Việt
- hôm qua, trước đó
- 日本語
- 昨日, 以前
- 한국어
- 어제, 이전
- 中文
- 昨天, 以前
- id
- kemarin
- th
- เมื่อวาน
- es
- ayer
- fr
- hier
- de
- gestern
- pt
- ontem
Common compounds
- 昨年さくねんlast year
- 昨秋さくしゅうautumn of last year, fall of last year
- 一昨年おととしyear before last
- 昨年度さくねんどprevious year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
- 昨今さっこんthese days, nowadays, recently
- 昨春さくしゅんlast spring, the spring of last year
- 昨晩さくばんlast night
- 昨夜ゆうべlast night, yesterday evening
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