JLPT N5 · Noun / adverb

昨日 (kinou)

昨日 (きのう, kinou) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “yesterday”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きのう
Romaji: kinou
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

yesterday · noun, adverb

Example sentences

昨日彼がぶらっと立ち寄った。

He dropped in on me yesterday.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 昨日

昨

yesterday, previousサク · 9 strokes

日

day, sun, Japanニチ・ジツ・ひ・-び · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 昨日.

昨夜ゆうべlast night一昨日おとといday before yesterday昨さくlast (year)一昨日いっさくじつday before yesterday一昨年いっさくねんyear before last一昨昨日さきおとといtwo days before yesterday日にちSunday明日あしたtomorrow一日いちにちone day五日いつか5th day of the month今日きょうtoday九日ここのか9th day of the month一日ついたちfirst day of the month十日とおか10th day of the month

Source: JMdict entry 1579260 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.