JLPT N5 · Time words

昨夜

ゆうべ

last night

Stroke order of 昨夜

2 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

昨 · 9 strokes夜 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

昨 is the past day and 夜 shows a person under a roof at night.

Parts: 昨 previous + 夜 night

The characters in 昨夜

夜よる — night (8 strokes)

Example sentence

昨夜はよく寝ました。

ゆうべはよくねました。

I slept well last night.

Words with 昨

昨日yesterday 一昨日the day before yesterday 昨年last year

Words with 夜

夜night 今夜tonight 夜空night sky 夜更かしstaying up late 夜食late-night snack

More words: Time words

時time; when 時々sometimes 後after; later 先ahead; earlier; tip 間between; during 初めbeginning 初めてfor the first time 次next 一緒together 休みrest; holiday; day off 夏休みsummer vacation 冬休みwinter vacation

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