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昨日 (きのう) — yesterday | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

昨日

きのう

adverb

Meanings

1yesterday

Example sentence

昨日、映画を見ました。

きのう、えいがをみました。

I watched a movie yesterday.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

昨Yesterday, Previous9 strokes 日Day, Sun, Japan4 strokes

More words with 昨

一昨昨日さきおととい · two days before yesterdayN2 一昨日いっさくじつ · day before yesterdayN2 一昨年いっさくねん · year before lastN2 昨さく · last (year)N3 昨夜

Full entry on Jisho

ゆうべ ·

last night

N5

一昨日おととい · the day before yesterdayN5

一昨年おととし · year before last

昨春さくしゅん · last spring

More words with 日

日本にほん · JapanN5 西日にしび · westering sunN1 日夜にちや · day and nightN1 日にちひにち · date (of a planned event, act, etc.)日に日にひにひに · day by day 日増しにひましに · day by day 終日しゅうじつ · all dayN1 今日きょう · todayN5

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