Translation and Meaning of: 昨 - saku
On this page, we will study the meaning of the Japanese word 昨 (saku) and its translation into English. Let's see their different meanings, example phrases, explanations, etymology and the similar words.
Romaji: saku
Kana: さく
Type: noun
L: -
Translation / Meaning: last year); yesterday
Meaning in English: last (year);yesterday
Definition: Yesterday: Previous. Previous. In the past.
Table of Content
- Etymology
- Writing
- Synonyms
- Example Phrases
Explanation and Etymology - (昨) saku
昨 (saku) is a Japanese kanji meaning "yesterday" or "previous day". Its etymology is composed of the radicals 日 (sun) and 乍 (initially meaning "to do" or "to start", but currently used only for its reading). The combination of these radicals suggests the idea of "the sun that sets at the beginning of the next day". Kanji is commonly used in words such as 昨日 (kinou, "yesterday") and 昨年 (sakunen, "last year").How to Write in Japanese - (昨) saku
See below a step-by-step guide on how to write the word by hand in Japanese (昨) saku:
How do you say last year); yesterday In japanese?
There are different ways of expressing the idea of "last year); yesterday" in the Japanese language.
A way of saying "last year); yesterday" é "(昨) saku".
See below a list of Japanese words that have the same meaning or is a variation of the word we are studying on this page:
昨日; 昨年; 昨夜; 昨秋; 昨春
Words related to: 昨
See also other related words from our dictionary:
Kana: さきおととい
Romaji: sakiototoi
Meaning:
two days before yesterday
Kana: きのう
Romaji: kinou
Meaning:
yesterday
Kana: おととい
Romaji: ototoi
Meaning:
the day before yesterday
Kana: おととし
Romaji: ototoshi
Meaning:
last year
Kana: いっさくねん
Romaji: issakunen
Meaning:
last year
Kana: いっさくじつ
Romaji: issakujitsu
Meaning:
the day before yesterday
Kana: きょねん
Romaji: kyonen
Meaning:
last year
Words with the same pronunciation: さく saku
Example Sentences - (昨) saku
Below are some example sentences:
一昨日はとても暑かったです。
Ototoi wa totemo atsukatta desu
The day before yesterday it was very hot.
The previous day was very hot.
- 一昨日 (ototoi) - the day before yesterday
- は (wa) - topic particle
- とても (totemo) - muito
- 暑かった (atsukatta) - it was hot
- です (desu) - polite way of being
一昨日はとても暑かったです。
Ototoi wa totemo atsukatta desu
The previous day was very hot.
- 一昨日 (ototoi) - the day before yesterday
- は (wa) - topic particle
- とても (totemo) - muito
- 暑かった (atsukatta) - it was hot
- です (desu) - verb "to be" in polite form
一昨年の夏に日本を訪れました。
Issakunen no natsu ni Nihon wo otozuremashita
I visited Japan two years ago.
- 一昨年 - "the year before last", i.e. "the year before last"
- の - possession particle
- 夏 - "summer"
- に - particle of time
- 日本 - Japan
- を - direct object particle
- 訪れました - "visited"
昨日はとても暑かったです。
Kinou wa totemo atsukatta desu
Yesterday was very hot.
It was very hot yesterday.
- 昨日 (kinou) - Yesterday
- は (wa) - Topic particle
- とても (totemo) - Much
- 暑かった (atsukatta) - It was hot
- です (desu) - Polite way of being
Other words of the same type: noun
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