昨日

きのう

Yesterday

N5 noun, adverb · kinou

How it appears in a sentence

  • 昨日は休みでした。きのうはやすみでした。Yesterday was a day off.
  • 昨日はどんな一日でしたか。きのうはどんないちにちでしたか。What kind of day was yesterday?
  • どうして昨日休みましたか。どうしてきのうやすみましたか。Why were you absent yesterday?

Kanji in this word

日

Quick practice: 昨日

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