昨日
きのう yesterday
Why it means this
昨 (the previous day) + 日 (day) — yesterday. Read きのう (an old native word fitted to the characters) or さくじつ.
Breakdown
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.
きのう yesterday
昨 (the previous day) + 日 (day) — yesterday. Read きのう (an old native word fitted to the characters) or さくじつ.
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.