昨日
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Base noun form. Refers to the day before today. Used as a time expression in sentences, e.g., 『昨日は雨でした』 (kinō wa ame deshita, 'Yesterday was rainy').
Theme
User and their roommate Ken are chatting in their apartment in Tokyo, catching up on what they did the day before.
昨日
きのう
yesterday
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Memory Hook
Imagine you're looking back at yesterday's calendar. The word sounds like 'kin-oh' — think 'kin' (as in 'kin' or family) and 'oh' (as in 'oh, that was yesterday!'). 'Kin-oh' → 昨日 (kinō, 'yesterday').
Cultural Note
In Japanese, 昨日 (kinō, 'yesterday') is commonly used in daily conversations to refer to the day before today. It's often paired with time expressions like 『昨日の夜』 (kinō no yoru, 'last night') or 『昨日の天気』 (kinō no tenki, 'yesterday's weather').
Forms
Base: 昨日Base noun form. Refers to the day before today. Used as a time expression in sentences, e.g., 『昨日は雨でした』 (kinō wa ame deshita, 'Yesterday was rainy').