昨

音読おんよみ: サク

訓読くんよみ: none *

画数かくすう: 9 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 日（ひ）

Meaning

Yesterday, previous — Often seen in compound words to refer to things of the recent past.

  • 昨日きのう — yesterday
  • 昨年さくねん — last year
  • 昨夜さくや — last night
  • 昨今さっこん — nowadays, recently
  • 昨秋さくしゅう — last autumn

Formed with the 日 radical (meaning "day" or "time") and the phonetic component 乍 (サク), this kanji conveys the concept of time just passed. It’s tightly linked to daily life, especially in time-related phrases.

昨日きのうは 雨あめが降ふりました。
It rained yesterday.

昨年さくねんは 日本にほんに行いきました。
I went to Japan last year.

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