きのう

This is the 5566th most frequent Japanese word.


きのう

"きのう" means "yesterday" in English.


In this sentence, 'きのう' is used as a time adverb to indicate that the action or state occurred on the previous day.

きのうはとても寒かったです。

Yesterday was very cold.


Here, 'きのう' functions as a temporal marker specifying when the activity of watching a movie happened.

きのう、友達と映画を見ました。

I watched a movie with my friend yesterday.


In this example, 'きのう' functions as part of a possessive phrase, showing that the homework is associated with the previous day.

きのうの宿題が難しかったです。

Yesterday's homework was difficult.