How to Say ‘Last night’ in Japanese
きのうの夜
kinou no yoru
[kee-noh noh yoroo]
💬 Usage Tip: Put [の] after a time word to describe another time noun: [きのうの夜] = "yesterday's night," meaning "last night." You can do the same with [今日の朝] for "this morning."
Phrase Breakdown
きのう
kinou
[kee-noh]
yesterday
きのう means yesterday.
きのうの夜は忙しかったです。
Last night was busy.
の夜
no yoru
night of / last night
The particle の connects a noun and 夜, meaning “night of” or “at night on that day.”
きのうの夜、雨が降りました。
It rained last night.
Words in this phrase
の
no
[noh]
of; ’s
の links きのう and 夜 to mean last night.
きのうの夜から寒いです。
It has been cold since last night.
夜
yoru
[yoroo]
night; evening
夜 means night.
きのうの夜に電話しました。
I called last night.
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