It was raining all day yesterday.
昨
yesterday, previous
Kanji
Grade
Grade 4
Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
日部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
サク
Common Readings
サク
Example sentences
Yesterday's test was not difficult at all.
I was studying until late last night.
It rained heavily last night.
I was working until late last night.
It rained heavily last night. Because of this, the river level is rising.
It was raining the day before yesterday.
Compared to last year, there is more snow this year.
This year's rice production exceeded last year's by a large margin.
His opinion already changed, just yesterday.
Example Vocabulary
昨日
yesterday
昨夜
last night; yesterday evening
昨晩
last night
一昨日
the day before yesterday
昨年
last year
昨日の今日
just yesterday; only a day ago
昨今
recently; these days; in recent times
一昨年
the year before last
昨日今日
just recently; only yesterday or today
昨年度
last fiscal year; previous year
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