昨 zuó
: yesterday
Kun Reading
none applicable
none applicable
On Reading
さく saku
prefix
: last (year); yesterday
ゆう yuu
Usage:
昨日 zuo2ri4: yesterday
昨晚 zuo2wan3: yesterday evening; last night
昨夜 zuo2ye4: last night
昨天 zuo2tian1: yesterday
昨日 zuo2ri4: yesterday
[きのう kinou OR さくじつ sakujitsu]
昨晚 zuo2wan3: yesterday evening; last night
[昨晩 | さくばん sakuban]
昨夜 zuo2ye4: last night
[さくや sakuya OR ゆうべ yuube: last night]
Japanese common word / expression / idiom
昨今 | さっこん sakkon: nowadays; recently
昨日の友は今日の敵 | きのうのともはきょうのてき kinou no tomo wa kyou no teki
: A friend today may be an enemy tomorrow
一昨日来やがれ | おとといきやがれ ototo iki yagare
: (slang) Don’t you ever come here again!
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
日 (ri4: sun) suggests the meaning while
乍 (zha4: first time) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
日 (ri4: sun) suggests the meaning while
乍 (zha4: first time) provides the sound.
Examples:
昨天是他的生日。
zuo2tian1 shi4 ta1 de sheng1ri4.
Yesterday was his birthday.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
