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Definition and meaning of 昨日 - きのう in Japanese

きのう昨日
kinou

N4

1.yesterday

Noun

きのうはついたちでした。
Yesterday was the 1st (of the month)
きのうのばん昨日の晩
kinounoban

N4

1.last night

Noun

きのうのばん なんじにかえりましたか?
What time did you come home last night?
さくじつ昨日
sakujitsu

N4

1.yesterday

Noun

昨日は雨でしたね。
It rained yesterday.
きのう昨日
kinou

N4

1.the day before today.

Noun, Adverb (fukushi)

昨日はとても忙しかった。
Yesterday was very busy.
昨日の天気は晴れだった。
The weather was sunny yesterday.
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はなび

花火

hanabi

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昨日 きのう
昨日の晩 きのうのばん
昨日 さくじつ
昨日 きのう

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