How to Say ‘Yesterday night’ in Japanese
昨日の夜
kinou no yoru
[kee-noh noh yoru]
💬 Usage Tip: This means 'last night' or 'yesterday evening.' In natural English, 'last night' is often the best translation.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese time expressions can sound more literal than English, but they are very systematic once you see the pattern.
Phrase Breakdown
昨日
kinou
[kee-noh]
yesterday
Refers to the day before today; here it helps form 'last night.'
昨日の夜は雨でした。
It rained last night.
の夜
no yoru
night of; last night
の links 昨日 and 夜, meaning 'last night' or 'the night of yesterday'.
昨日の夜に電話しました。
I called last night.
Words in this phrase
の
no
[noh]
of; 's
Connects 昨日 and 夜 to make the phrase 'yesterday's night,' meaning last night.
昨日の夜に電話しました。
I called last night.
夜
yoru
[yoru]
night; evening
Means night; in this phrase it becomes 'last night.'
昨日の夜は映画を見ました。
I watched a movie last night.
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