一昨昨日

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
一 昨 昨 日
いつ > いっ
Grade: 1 		さく
Grade: 4 		さく
Grade: 4 		じつ
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
一昨々日

Compound of 一(いっ)昨(さく)昨(さく) (issakusaku-, “the previous... before the last two...”) + 日(じつ) (jitsu, “day”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

一(いっ)昨(さく)昨(さく)日(じつ) • (issakusakujitsu) 

  1. three days ago

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
一 昨 昨 日
さきおととい
Grade: 1 Grade: 4 Grade: 4 Grade: 1
irregular
Alternative spelling
一昨々日

Compound of 先(さき) (saki, “previous”) + 一昨日(おととい) (ototoi, “day before yesterday”).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

Noun

一昨昨日(さきおととい) • (saki-ototoi) ←さきをととひ (sakiwototofi)?

  1. three days ago
Usage notes

When used as an adverb, the pitch accent is heiban.

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
一 昨 昨 日
さきおとつい
Grade: 1 Grade: 4 Grade: 4 Grade: 1
irregular
Alternative spelling
一昨々日

Compound of 先(さき) (saki, “previous”) + 一昨日(おとつい) (ototsui, “day before yesterday”).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

Noun

一昨昨日(さきおとつい) • (saki-ototsui) ←さきをとつひ (sakiwototufi)?

  1. three days ago

Coordinate terms

時 (“Time”)
~ −3 −2 −1 0 +1 +2 Continual
Day 日 一昨昨日 一昨日 昨日 今日 明日 明後日 毎日
Morning 朝 — 一昨朝 昨朝 今朝 明朝 — 毎朝
Night 晩 — 一昨晩 昨晩 今晩 明晩 — 毎晩
Week 週 — 先々週 先週 今週 来週 再来週 毎週
Month 月 — 先々月 先月 今月 来月 再来月 毎月
Year 年 一昨昨年 一昨年 去年 今年 来年 再来年 毎年

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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