昨
KANJI DETAIL
yesterday
On readingさく9 strokesN1
Radical 日 · sunStroke order
Loading the stroke order for 昨.
Japanese readings
- On reading
- さく
- Kun reading
- None
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
昨has 9 strokes;昨日is readきのう, and昨年is readさくねん. - Basic usage:
昨日means yesterday;昨年means last year.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- A whole-word reading and the previous period
昨日借りた傘means the umbrella borrowed yesterday.昨日uses the whole-word readingきのう, rather than attaching theさくfound in昨年.昨年の秋means last autumn.昨年refers to the calendar year immediately before the current one, not necessarily the same date exactly one year ago.