昨
昨

yesterday, previous

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昨期さくきさっきNounAdverbFreq #500
1

last period; previous period

昨日《きのう》さくじつNounAdverbFreq #556
1

yesterday

Examples
昨日彼がぶらっと立ち寄った。
He dropped in on me yesterday.
昨夜《ゆうべ》《ゆんべ》 (昨夜)昨夕《よべ》 (昨夜)NounAdverbFreq #3223
1

last night; yesterday evening

Examples
昨夜はよく眠れましたか。
Did you have a good sleep last night?
一昨日《おととい》《おとつい》いっさくじつNounAdverbFreq #6859
1

day before yesterday

Examples
「ウィキペディアを引用するな」という主張が昨日だか一昨日だかの朝日新聞に載っていた。
The exhortation "Don't quote Wikipedia" was included in the Asahi newspaper of yesterday or the day before.
昨晩さくばんNounAdverbFreq #8464
1

last night

Examples
君は昨晩外出しましたか。
Did you go out last night?
昨年さくねんNounAdverbFreq #9845
1

Formal or literary term

last year

Examples
ヘレンは昨年日本に来た。
Helen came to Japan last year.
昨今さっこんさくこんNounAdverbFreq #14437
1

these days; nowadays; recently; lately

Examples
昨今は災害が頻ぴんとあった。
Recently we have had several disasters.
昨日の今日きのうのきょうExpressionFreq #16252
1

right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday

Examples
「昨日の今日だし・・・その・・・性器が痛かったりは？」「まだ、少しヒリヒリしますけど」
"It's right after yesterday so ... that is ... do your genitals hurt or ...?" "It still smarts a little but..."
一昨年おと年おととしいっさくねん (一昨年)NounAdverbFreq #20863
1

year before last

Examples
彼女は、一昨年よりもはるかに暮らし向きがよい。
She's far better off than she was the year before last.
昨日今日きのうきょうNounFreq #25206
1

yesterday and today

2

only recently; just recently; only yesterday

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