# 昨 — yesterday; last

昨 means “yesterday; last”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: サク (saku). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: yesterday; last
- On'yomi: サク (saku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Time 1

## How to remember 昨

The sun (日) sawn off (乍): yesterday is gone.

Parts: 日 sun; day · 乍 saw

## Don't confuse it with

[曲](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bend/) · [重](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/heavy/) · [動](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/move/) · [便](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/convenient/)

## More in the “Time 1” set

[期](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/period/) · [続](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/continue/) · [初](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/first-time/) · [予](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/beforehand/) · [際](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/occasion/) · [昨](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/yesterday/) · [歳](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/years-old/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/yesterday/. Last updated 2026-11-01.