- kinou yesterday
Common in everyday speech and writing for referring to the day before today, more casual than 前日.
昨日は映画を見ました。
Kinou wa eiga o mimashita.
I watched a movie yesterday.
昨日の天気は良かったです。
Kinou no tenki wa yokatta desu.
The weather yesterday was good.
⚖️ Not to be confused with 昨日 (sakujitsu), which means the same but is more formal and used in writing.
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