昨 – vocab dash

Keyword

yesterday

Frequency: #226
Strokes: 9
Grade: 4
JLPT (old): N2
Heisig: 1222

Readings

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Mnemonic

While the bright sun climbs, last night's troubles fade, and the previous day starts to feel like a distant dream.

Stroke order

Composed of

日sun 乍while

Used in vocabulary

昨さく年ねん

last year

Noun

昨日きのう

yesterday

Noun

一昨年おととし

year before last

Noun

昨さく秋しゅう

autumn of last year; fall of last year

Noun

昨さく年ねん度ど

previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)

Noun

昨夜ゆうべ

last night; yesterday evening

Noun

昨さく夜や

last night; yesterday evening

Noun

昨さく春しゅん

last spring; the spring of last year

Noun

昨さっ今こん

these days; nowadays; recently; lately

Noun

一昨日おととい

day before yesterday

Noun

昨さく晩ばん

last night

Noun

昨さく年ねん来らい

since last year

Noun

一いっ昨さく

one previous

Noun

昨さく

last (year); yesterday

Prefix

昨日きのう今日きょう

yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday

Noun

昨さく冬とう

last winter

Noun

昨さく季き

last season (e.g. in sports); equivalent season last year

Noun

昨さっ夏か

last summer; summer of last year

Noun

昨さく夕ゆう

yesterday evening; last night

Noun