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What does 昨日 (きのう, kinou) mean?

昨日 (きのう, kinou) means yesterday.

Quick facts
Readingきのう
Romajikinou
Part of speechnoun, adverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
きのう
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkinou

yesterday

GenkiGenki 4
  1. 1noun · adverb yesterday

Example sentences

  • It was hot yesterday.

  • Yesterday I met my friend.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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