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昨 = 乍 + 日

昨 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “yesterday”. It is built from 乍 (saw) and 日 (day). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1222.

Keyword
yesterday
RTK frame
1222
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サク
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
вчера
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
昨 yesterday

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 乍 saw
  2. 日 day

How to find 昨 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “saw” + “day”. 昨 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 昨 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.