昨
yesterday; previous
9 strokes. Taught in grade 4. Newspaper frequency rank 226.
Readings
- サク (on reading): 昨夜 (さくや) last night; 昨年 (さくねん) last year
- Read as a whole word: 昨日 (きのう) yesterday; 昨日今日 (きのうきょう) yesterday and today; 昨日の今日 (きのうのきょう) right on the heels of yesterday
Components
Words using 昨
- 昨日 (きのう) yesterday
- 昨日今日 (きのうきょう) yesterday and today
- 昨日の今日 (きのうのきょう) right on the heels of 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
- 昨日や今日 (きのうやきょう) only recently
- 昨夜 (さくや) last night
- 昨年 (さくねん) last year
- 昨晩 (さくばん) last night
- 一昨 (いっさく) one previous
- 昨今 (さっこん) these days
- 一昨々年 (さきおととし) two years before last (year)
34 words in all.