昨日(さくじつ)

さくじつ
noun
yesterday
formaltime-general
1. yesterday (formal)
Formal reading of 昨日(きのう), used in business correspondence, news reports, and other formal written or spoken contexts.
昨日(さくじつ)到着(とうちゃく)しました。
I arrived yesterday.
昨日(さくじつ)の会議(かいぎ)の議事録(ぎじろく)を送(おく)ります。
I will send you the minutes of yesterday's meeting.
昨日(さくじつ)、総理(そうり)大臣(だいじん)は記者(きしゃ)会見(かいけん)を行(おこな)った。
Yesterday, the prime minister held a press conference.

The kanji 昨日 has two main readings: きのう (everyday) and さくじつ (formal). Use さくじつ in business correspondence, news reporting, and formal speech; use きのう in everyday conversation.

Common collocations

  • 昨日(さくじつ)付(づ)け: dated yesterday (for documents)
  • 昨日(さくじつ)より: as of yesterday
  • 昨日(さくじつ)中(ちゅう)に: during the day yesterday

Similar words

  • 昨日(きのう): yesterday — everyday spoken form
  • 昨日(さくじつ): yesterday — formal/business written form
  • 一昨日(おととい): the day before yesterday

Related Words

Related: 昨日(きのう) (yesterday (everyday))
Related: 明後日(みょうごにち) (day after tomorrow)
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