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Base noun form. Used as a prefix in compounds to indicate 'last' or 'previous' in time contexts.
Theme
At a café, User and their friend Miyuki are reminiscing about past events, and Miyuki brings up a recent memory.
昨
さく
last (year), yesterday
Time & DatesCalendar Terms
Memory Hook
Think of 'sack' (昨 saku sounds like 'sack') from last year — you're carrying memories in a sack from yesterday or last year! 'Sack' → 昨 (saku, 'last').
Cultural Note
『昨』 (saku) is commonly used in compound words like 『昨日』 (kinou, 'yesterday') or 『昨年』 (sakunen, 'last year'), reflecting the Japanese emphasis on temporal precision in daily life.
Forms
Base: 昨Base noun form. Used as a prefix in compounds to indicate 'last' or 'previous' in time contexts.