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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Amami, Kunigami: Nago)

きぬ【昨日】 : kinu | define meaning

kinu

Definition

Noun, adverb

Yesterday

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese きのう【昨日】 kinou "yesterday", historically きのふ kinofu.

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Orthography	Form
Kanji	昨日
Kana	きぬ
Romanization	kinu

意味：きのう【昨日】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2016, May 9). きぬ【昨日】 : kinu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 17, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/152/kinu/.