昨 夜(さくや)

さくや

noun

last night

formaltime-general

1. last night

The night before today. Can also be read as ゆうべ.

昨夜(さくや)はよく眠(ねむ)れた。

I slept well last night.

昨夜(さくや)のパーティーは楽(たの)しかった。

Last night's party was fun.

昨夜(さくや)から雨(あめ)が降(ふ)っている。

It's been raining since last night.

昨夜(さくや)は友人(ゆうじん)と遅(おそ)くまで話(はな)していた。

Last night, I was talking with a friend until late.

昨夜(さくや)見(み)た映画(えいが)がとても面白(おもしろ)かったので、友達(ともだち)にもすすめた。

The movie I saw last night was so interesting that I recommended it to my friends.

昨夜(さくや) means "last night." This word has two standard readings with different registers.

Pronunciation

さくや: formal, written, news
ゆうべ: casual, spoken, everyday

Common patterns

昨夜(さくや)の出来事(できごと): last night's events
昨夜(さくや)から: since last night
昨夜(さくや)遅(おそ)く: late last night

Similar time words

昨日(きのう): yesterday
今夜(こんや): tonight
一昨夜(いっさくや): the night before last
前夜(ぜんや): the previous night, the eve

Register

さくや is preferred in news reports, formal writing, and literature. In conversation, ゆうべ is more natural.

Related Words

Compare: ゆうべ

Related: 昨日

Compare: 今夜(こんや) (tonight)

Compare: 前夜(ぜんや) (the previous night, the eve)

Related: 今晩(こんばん) (tonight, this evening)

Compare: 昨晩(さくばん) (last night, last evening)

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Added 2026.1.11 19:41 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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