昨

Meaning

昨 centers on time that has just passed: yesterday or the immediate previous period. The idea of "previous" is a natural extension of the day before today.

• 昨日きのう
  N5

  yesterday

• 昨年さくねん
  N3

  last year

• 昨夜ゆうべ
  N1

  last night; yesterday evening

• 昨夜さくや
  N1

  last night; yesterday evening

• 昨今さっこん

  these days; nowadays; recently; lately

• 一昨日おととい
  N5

  day before yesterday

• 昨晩さくばん
  N1

  last night

• 一昨年おととし
  N5

  year before last

• 昨さく
  N3

  last (year); yesterday

• 昨日今日きのうきょう

  yesterday and today

• 昨年度さくねんど

  previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)

• 昨季さくき

  last season (e.g. in sports); equivalent season last year

• 昨夏さっか

  last summer; summer of last year

• 昨秋さくしゅう

  autumn of last year; fall of last year

• 昨春さくしゅん

  last spring; the spring of last year

• 昨年来さくねんらい

  since last year

• 昨冬さくとう

  last winter

• 一昨いっさく

  one previous

• 一昨昨日いっさくさくじつ
  N3

  two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)

• 一昨々夜いっさくさくや

  two nights before last

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