| Kanji | 昨 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | サク |
| English | yesterday, previous |
| Examples | 一昨年(おととし): year before last 昨日(きのう): yesterday 一昨日(おととい): day before yesterday 昨(さく): last (year); yesterday 一昨昨日(いっさくさくじつ): two days before yesterday; three days back (ago) |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | 4 |
| Frequency | 226 |
| Components | 日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 乍: though; notwithstanding; while; during; both; all |
| Number of Strokes | 9 |
| Kanji Radical | 日 |
| Radical Number | 72 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | ひ・ひへん・にち・にちへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | yesterday |
| Koohii Story 1 | One can use a simple word play to remember this character - the day that I saw before today was yesterday. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Yester-DAY, all my troubles seemed SAW far away... |
| RTK Index (new) | 1222 |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade4, kanjifreq1-250, kanji_time
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