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昨 means 'yesterday'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 756   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-18    Grade: 4   Intermediate lesson: 31    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 23 words   Used in 37 words   Used in 3 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   サク
Components
⿰  日 sun; day  乍 although  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 昨 is used 3 times, read 1 way. 2 words use a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 昨 is used 28 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation). 2 words use a non-standard reading.
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サク : 23 words FIND ALL
さ く ね ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
last year
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サク (read as さっ) : 3 words FIND ALL
さ っ こ ん 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
nowadays; recently
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Part of a non-standard reading: 2 words. FIND ALL
き の う 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
yesterday
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An additional 2 less common words include 昨 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 512 (originally: 486)  Joy o' Kanji : 486  Key to Kanji: 384 

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昨
サク    yesterday   
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乍
ながらも although   -ながら while   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
丨
stick   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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