昨日 (きのう) — yesterday
昨日
yesterday
Frequency #500
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 4
2 characters
熟字訓 jukujikun
熟字訓 (jukujikun) — The pronunciation applies to the whole word, not individual kanji. adverb
noun
time
kinou
きのう
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
きのう[2] nakadaka 中高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- yesterday
Explained in simple Japanese
- 今日より 一日 前の 日。
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Usage examples
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よいやり方を共有すると、昨日の発見が今日だけで終わらなくなります。
Yoi yarikata o kyouyuu suru to, kinou no hakken ga kyou dake de owaranaku narimasu.
By sharing a good method, yesterday's discovery can remain useful beyond today.
小さく直して、大きく変える — トヨタの考え方 · MojiMori（AIオリジナル） · 第2章 改善は、小さな実験