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Japanese word 昨: last / previous (day, year). Meanings and example sentences.

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昨 (さく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

昨 (さく) means last / previous (day, year).

See example sentences below.

昨 at a glance

さくsaku
N3prefix
last / previous (dayyear)
さくsakuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 昨

Core meaning

last / previous (day, year)

Breaking down the meanings

  • 1last / previous (day

    きのうはゆっくり休みました。

    I rested well yesterday.

  • 2year)

Basic example sentences

Example 1

きのうはゆっくり休みました。

Translation

I rested well yesterday.

Example 2

昨年は日本に行きました。

Translation

I went to Japan last year.

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