Japanese

きのう
Meaning: yesterday
Part of Speech: Noun, Adverb

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Handwriting

昨
日

Example sentences

It was raining all day yesterday.
昨日、新しいパソコンを買った。
I bought a new computer yesterday.
昨日はひどい雨だった。
It was a terrible rain yesterday.
そういえば、昨日のテストはどうだった?
Now that you mention it, how was yesterday's test?
もしかして、昨日のパーティーに来てた?
Did you come to yesterday's party by any chance?
昨日のテストは、本当に難しかった。
Yesterday's test was really difficult.
昨日の夜から雪が降り始めた。
It has been snowing since last night.
昨日はご親切にありがとうございました。
Thank you for your kindness yesterday.
昨日、新しいお店に行きました。
I went to a new store yesterday.
昨日の夜、面白いテレビ番組を見た。
I watched an interesting TV program last night.

Usage Notes

Refers to the day before today. Can be used as a noun or an adverb.

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