What does 昨日 (kinou | きのう) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

昨日動物園に行った。
kinō dōbutsu en ni itta.
I went to the zoo yesterday.

妹は昨日神戸へ行った。
imōto wa kinō kōbe e itta.
My sister went to Kobe yesterday. | Yesterday my sister went to Kobe. | My younger sister went to Kobe yesterday.

父は昨日仕事を休んだ。
chichi wa kinō shigoto o yasun da.
Father absented himself from work yesterday.

品物は昨日入荷しました。
shinamono wa kinō nyūka shi mashi ta.
The goods arrived yesterday.

父は昨日魚を三匹捕まえた。
chichi wa kinō sakana o san hiki tsukamae ta.
My father caught three fish yesterday.

僕は昨日空港で偶然彼に会った。
boku wa kinō kūkō de gūzen kare ni atta.
I met him by accident at the airport yesterday. | I met him by chance at the airport yesterday. | I ran into him unexpectedly at the airport yesterday. | I unexpectedly ran into him at the airport yesterday.

僕は彼女が昨日来るものと思っていた。
boku wa kanojo ga kinō kuru mono to omotte i ta.
I expected her to have come yesterday.

母は昨日、繁華街へ買い物をしに行った。
haha wa kinō, hanka gai e kaimono o shi ni itta.
My mother went shopping downtown yesterday.

木下さんは昨日眼鏡を事務所に置き忘れた。
kinoshita san wa kinō megane o jimusho ni okiwasure ta.
Mr Kinoshita left his glasses behind in the office yesterday.

昨日の易者の占いなんか気にすることないよ。
kinō no ekisha no uranai nanka ki ni suru koto nai yo.
What that fortuneteller said yesterday is nothing to be concerned about.

昨日ゆっくり休んだ分、今日は頭が冴えている。
kinō yukkuri yasun da bun, kyō wa atama ga sae te iru.
I feel smart today, to a degree that is in proportion to the amount of good rest I had yesterday.

残念ながら昨日はご覧の通りの結果となりました。
zannen nagara kinō wa goran no tōri no kekka to nari mashi ta.
Unfortunately, the results yesterday were as you see.

母の病気のため彼女は昨日家に居なければならなかった。
haha no byōki no tame kanojo wa kinō ka ni i nakere ba nara nakatta.
Mother's illness kept her at home yesterday.

友人のヘンリーは昨日授業に出なかったが、私もそうでした。
yūjin no henrī wa kinō jugyū ni de nakatta ga, watashi mo sō deshi ta.
My friend Henry was not in class yesterday, and neither was I.

昨日、ひょんなことで父親の戸籍抄本のコピーを見てしまいました。
kinō, hyonna koto de chichioya no koseki shōhon no kopī o mi te shimai mashi ta.
Yesterday I stumbled across a copy of my father's family register.

ここで意味のない押し問答を続けては・・・昨日の繰り返しですわね。
koko de imi no nai oshimondō o tsuzuke te wa . . . kinō no kurikaeshi desu wa ne.
If you continue with the pointless arguments here...it'll end up as a repeat of yesterday.

今日の授業は連立不等式の続きです。昨日と同じくｘとｙにする領域で表してみましょう。
kyō no jugyū wa renritsu futōshiki no tsuzuki desu. kinō to onajiku ekkusu to wai ni suru ryōiki de arawashi te mi masho u.
Today's class continues with inequalities. Like yesterday try to display the domains in x and y.

「ウィキペディアを引用するな」という主張が昨日だか一昨日だかの朝日新聞に載っていた。
' wikipedia o inyō suru na ' toyū juchō ga kinō da ka ototoi da ka no asahishinbun ni notte i ta.
The exhortation "Don't quote Wikipedia" was included in the Asahi newspaper of yesterday or the day before. | There was a statement in the Asahi newspaper yesterday or the day before stressing that you shouldn't quote Wikipedia.

「昨日の今日だし・・・その・・・性器が痛かったりは？」「まだ、少しヒリヒリしますけど」.
' kinō no kyō da shi . . . sono . . . seiki ga itakattari wa? ' ' mada, sukoshi hirihiri shi masu kedo '
"It's right after yesterday so ... that is ... do your genitals hurt or ...?" "It still smarts a little but...".

	The Japanese word
	昨日
	is pronounced
	kinou \| きのう
	means
	yesterday

	Examples:
	昨日動物園に行った。 kinō dōbutsu en ni itta. I went to the zoo yesterday.
	妹は昨日神戸へ行った。 imōto wa kinō kōbe e itta. My sister went to Kobe yesterday. \| Yesterday my sister went to Kobe. \| My younger sister went to Kobe yesterday.
	父は昨日仕事を休んだ。 chichi wa kinō shigoto o yasun da. Father absented himself from work yesterday.
	品物は昨日入荷しました。 shinamono wa kinō nyūka shi mashi ta. The goods arrived yesterday.
	父は昨日魚を三匹捕まえた。 chichi wa kinō sakana o san hiki tsukamae ta. My father caught three fish yesterday.
	僕は昨日空港で偶然彼に会った。 boku wa kinō kūkō de gūzen kare ni atta. I met him by accident at the airport yesterday. \| I met him by chance at the airport yesterday. \| I ran into him unexpectedly at the airport yesterday. \| I unexpectedly ran into him at the airport yesterday.
	僕は彼女が昨日来るものと思っていた。 boku wa kanojo ga kinō kuru mono to omotte i ta. I expected her to have come yesterday.
	母は昨日、繁華街へ買い物をしに行った。 haha wa kinō, hanka gai e kaimono o shi ni itta. My mother went shopping downtown yesterday.
	木下さんは昨日眼鏡を事務所に置き忘れた。 kinoshita san wa kinō megane o jimusho ni okiwasure ta. Mr Kinoshita left his glasses behind in the office yesterday.
	昨日の易者の占いなんか気にすることないよ。 kinō no ekisha no uranai nanka ki ni suru koto nai yo. What that fortuneteller said yesterday is nothing to be concerned about.
	昨日ゆっくり休んだ分、今日は頭が冴えている。 kinō yukkuri yasun da bun, kyō wa atama ga sae te iru. I feel smart today, to a degree that is in proportion to the amount of good rest I had yesterday.
	残念ながら昨日はご覧の通りの結果となりました。 zannen nagara kinō wa goran no tōri no kekka to nari mashi ta. Unfortunately, the results yesterday were as you see.
	母の病気のため彼女は昨日家に居なければならなかった。 haha no byōki no tame kanojo wa kinō ka ni i nakere ba nara nakatta. Mother's illness kept her at home yesterday.
	友人のヘンリーは昨日授業に出なかったが、私もそうでした。 yūjin no henrī wa kinō jugyū ni de nakatta ga, watashi mo sō deshi ta. My friend Henry was not in class yesterday, and neither was I.
	昨日、ひょんなことで父親の戸籍抄本のコピーを見てしまいました。 kinō, hyonna koto de chichioya no koseki shōhon no kopī o mi te shimai mashi ta. Yesterday I stumbled across a copy of my father's family register.
	ここで意味のない押し問答を続けては・・・昨日の繰り返しですわね。 koko de imi no nai oshimondō o tsuzuke te wa . . . kinō no kurikaeshi desu wa ne. If you continue with the pointless arguments here...it'll end up as a repeat of yesterday.
	今日の授業は連立不等式の続きです。昨日と同じくｘとｙにする領域で表してみましょう。 kyō no jugyū wa renritsu futōshiki no tsuzuki desu. kinō to onajiku ekkusu to wai ni suru ryōiki de arawashi te mi masho u. Today's class continues with inequalities. Like yesterday try to display the domains in x and y.
	「ウィキペディアを引用するな」という主張が昨日だか一昨日だかの朝日新聞に載っていた。 ' wikipedia o inyō suru na ' toyū juchō ga kinō da ka ototoi da ka no asahishinbun ni notte i ta. The exhortation "Don't quote Wikipedia" was included in the Asahi newspaper of yesterday or the day before. \| There was a statement in the Asahi newspaper yesterday or the day before stressing that you shouldn't quote Wikipedia.
	「昨日の今日だし・・・その・・・性器が痛かったりは？」「まだ、少しヒリヒリしますけど」. ' kinō no kyō da shi . . . sono . . . seiki ga itakattari wa? ' ' mada, sukoshi hirihiri shi masu kedo ' "It's right after yesterday so ... that is ... do your genitals hurt or ...?" "It still smarts a little but...".

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org