昨 — yesterday, previous
きのう
昨
yesterday
Grade 4
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
9 strokes
time
U+6628
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #226
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1144
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- yesterday
- previous
word
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
さく saku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
さっ sa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Composed of
ひ
日
sun
#72
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 日 (sun/day) gives the meaning. 乍 (saku) provides the sound. Yesterday — the day just passed.