Memory phrase for the Kanji: 昨
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昨 |
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Meaning
| yesterday, last, ago
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Pronunciation |
SAKU
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Explanation |
Left: Sun/day 日, right: while, during 乍 (image of a saw 乍; cf. 作 where a person 亻used it 乍 to make sth.) |
Mnemonic
| (At midnight:) The (present) day is cut by the saw into: yesterday.
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Radicals
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亻
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person | This radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. |
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乍
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saw | |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 昨夜 |
ゆうべ |
last night |
| 一昨年 |
おととし |
year before last |
| 一昨日 |
おととい |
day before yesterday |
| 昨 |
さく |
last (year), yesterday |
| 昨秋 |
さくしゅう |
autumn of last year, fall of last year |
| 昨日 |
きのう |
yesterday |
| 一昨日 |
いっさくじつ |
day before yesterday |
| 一昨年 |
いっさくねん |
year before last |
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