昨: Yesterday; PreviousKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- サク
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 43 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (サク)
- 昨年さくねんlast year
- 昨秋さくしゅうautumn of last year; fall of last year
- 昨年度さくねんどprevious year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
- 昨春さくしゅんlast spring; the spring of last year
- 昨今さっこんnowadays; recently
- 昨年来さくねんらいsince last year
- 一昨いっさくone previous
- 昨冬さくとうlast winter
- 昨晩さくばんlast night
- 一昨夜いっさくやnight before last
- 一昨年あたりいっさくねんあたりthe year before last (or thereabouts)
- 一昨年辺りいっさくねんあたりthe year before last (or thereabouts)
- 一昨昨夜いっさくさくやtwo nights before last
- 一昨昨日いっさくさくじつtwo days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
- 一昨昨月いっさくさくげつthree months ago
- 一昨晩いっさくばんnight before last
- 今是昨非こんぜさくひcomplete reversal of values or ways of thinking (over time); What appeared wrong in the past now appears right
- 昨さくlast (year); yesterday
- 昨夏さっかlast summer; summer of last year
- 昨夕さくゆうyesterday evening; last night
- 昨季さくきlast season (e.g. in sports); equivalent season last year
- 昨年夏さくねんなつsummer of last year
- 昨年度の卒さくねんどのそつgraduated last year
- 昨暁さくぎょうearly yesterday morning
- 昨朝さくちょうyesterday morning
- 昨紙さくしyesterday's paper
- 昨週さくしゅうlast week
- 昨非今是さくひこんぜcomplete reversal of values or ways of thinking
Other readings
- 一昨年おととしyear before last
- 昨日きのうyesterday
- 昨夜ゆうべevening
- 一昨日おとといday before yesterday
- 一昨々夜いっさくさくやtwo nights before last
- 一昨々年さきおととしtwo years before last (year); three years back (ago)
- 一昨々日いっさくさくじつtwo days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
- 一昨々月いっさくさくげつthree months ago
- 一昨日来やがれおとといきやがれdon't you ever come here again!; come here the day before yesterday
- 一昨昨年さきおととしtwo years before last (year); three years back (ago)
- 今日昨日きょうきのうtoday and yesterday
- 昨日の今日きのうのきょうright on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
- 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; just recently
- 昨日今日きのうきょうyesterday and today
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