JLPT N3 · 9 strokes
Kanji 昨: "yesterday, previous"
The kanji 昨 means "yesterday, previous". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read サク in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | yesterday, previous |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 226 of 2,501 |
Common words with 昨
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 昨日yesterday
- 昨夜last night; yesterday evening
- 一昨日day before yesterday
- 昨晩last night
- 昨年last year
- 昨今these days; nowadays; recently; lately
- 昨日の今日right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
- 一昨年year before last
- 昨日今日yesterday and today · only recently; just recently; only yesterday
- 昨last (year); yesterday
- 昨年度previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
- 昨夕yesterday evening; last night
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