How to say 'Yesterday' in Japanese | 昨日

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The Japanese word for Yesterday is 'Kinou', written as 昨日 in Japanese.'Yesterday' in hiragana is きのう.

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昨日

Meaning

Yesterday

Reading

きのう

kinou

Kanji

昨Yesterday, Previous 日Day, Sun

Explanation

The Japanese noun '昨日 (きのう)' means 'yesterday'. It refers to the day before today. This word is commonly used in daily conversations to talk about events or actions that occurred on the previous day. For example: I went to the park yesterday「昨日、公園に行きました」(きのう、こうえんにいきました). Yesterday was a holiday「昨日は休日でした」(きのうはきゅうじつでした). The word '昨日' is straightforward and does not have additional meanings or nuances beyond its temporal reference.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1363

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 昨日

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

昨

Meaning

Yesterday, Previous

kanji

日

Meaning

Day, Sun

Words Related to 昨日 Through the Kanji 昨

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 昨 as well.

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一昨年

Meaning

Year before last

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一昨日

Meaning

Day before yesterday

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昨晩

Meaning

Last night

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昨夜

Meaning

Last night

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昨年

Meaning

Last year

Words Related to 昨日 Through the Kanji 日

These 79 Words contain the Kanji 日 as well.

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日

Meaning

Day, Sun

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二日

Meaning

Second, Two days

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三日

Meaning

Three days, Third

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四日

Meaning

Four days, Fourth

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五日

Meaning

Five days, Fifth

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六日

Meaning

Six days, Sixth

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七日

Meaning

Seven days, Seventh

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八日

Meaning

Eight days, Eighth

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九日

Meaning

Nine days, Ninth

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十日

Meaning

Ten days, Tenth

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二十日

Meaning

Twentieth, Twenty days

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曜日

Meaning

Day

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日曜日

Meaning

Sunday

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土曜日

Meaning

Saturday

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金曜日

Meaning

Friday

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月曜日

Meaning

Monday

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木曜日

Meaning

Thursday

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火曜日

Meaning

Tuesday

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水曜日

Meaning

Wednesday

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日本

Meaning

Japan

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今日

Meaning

Today

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一昨日

Meaning

Day before yesterday

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明後日

Meaning

Day after tomorrow

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半日

Meaning

Half day

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毎日

Meaning

Everyday

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明日

Meaning

Tomorrow

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日常

Meaning

Daily

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一日

Meaning

First

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記念日

Meaning

Anniversary

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誕生日

Meaning

Birthday

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祝日

Meaning

Holiday

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日陰

Meaning

Shade

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翌日

Meaning

Next day

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日々

Meaning

Days

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朝日

Meaning

Morning sun

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月日

Meaning

Date

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元日

Meaning

New years day

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初日

Meaning

First day

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明々後日

Meaning

Day after tomorrow

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日記

Meaning

Diary

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先日

Meaning

Recently

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生年月日

Meaning

Birthdate

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日間

Meaning

Days

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期日

Meaning

Deadline

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日曜

Meaning

Sunday

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祭日

Meaning

Holiday

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日米

Meaning

Japan United States

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当日

Meaning

Day

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日頃

Meaning

Usual, Daily

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日ソ

Meaning

Japan Soviet

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日時

Meaning

Datetime

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日日

Meaning

Days

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三日月

Meaning

Crescent

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年月日

Meaning

Date

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来日

Meaning

Arrival

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日帰り

Meaning

Day trip

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日中

Meaning

Daytime, Japan China

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日の入り

Meaning

Sunset

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日の出

Meaning

Sunrise

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本日

Meaning

Today

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夕日

Meaning

Sunset

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休日

Meaning

Holiday

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前日

Meaning

Previous day

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日用品

Meaning

Daily necessities

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日数

Meaning

Days

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日当たり

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Sunlight

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日差し

Meaning

Sunlight

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定休日

Meaning

Regular holiday

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日課

Meaning

Routine

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平日

Meaning

Weekday

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日本酒

Meaning

Sake

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連日

Meaning

Consecutive days

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在日

Meaning

Japan, Residing

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日光

Meaning

Sunlight

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日付け

Meaning

Date

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日程

Meaning

Schedule

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日焼け

Meaning

Sunburn

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日の丸

Meaning

Japan flag

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日韓

Meaning

Japan korea

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What does 'Kinou' (昨日) mean?

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