Word Meaning 昨夜 (Sakuya): Evening, Last Night

Meaning

English

evening
last night
yesterday evening

Reading

Kana

さくや

Romaji

sakuya

Writing Variants

昨夜ゆうべ yuube
昨夜ゆんべ yumbe
夕べゆうべ yuube

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 明夜,今夜,朝 Rank 70 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一昨夜

いっさくや

night before last

一昨々夜

いっさくさくや

two nights before last

昨日

きのう

yesterday

昨年

さくねん

last year

昨今

さくこん

nowadays

昨晩

さくばん

last night

昨年度

さくねんど

previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)

昨年来

さくねんらい

since last year

昨秋

さくしゅう

autumn of last year

昨春

さくしゅん

last spring

昨冬

さくとう

last winter

昨日今日

きのうきょう

yesterday and today

Example Sentences

10

昨夜はよく眠れなかった。

さくやはよくねむれなかった。

I couldn't sleep well last night.

昨夜、見たわ。

I saw it last night.

昨夜の写真よ。

These are the photos from last night.

昨夜、酔ってた？

Were you drunk last night?

昨夜はごめん。

I'm sorry about last night.

昨夜は疲れてたの？

Were you tired last night?

昨夜仕事してたの？

Were you working last night?

昨夜、働いてたの？

Were you working last night?

昨夜はここに居た？

Were you here last night?

昨夜は暑かった。

It was hot last night.