明後日

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
明 後 日
あさって
Grade: 2 Grade: 2 Grade: 1
jukujikun

/asate/ → /asat̚te/

Shift from earlier asate (see Etymology 2 below).

The kanji spelling is from myōgonichi (see Etymology 3 below).

Pronunciation

Noun

明後日(あさって) • (asatte) 

  1. (colloquial) the day after tomorrow
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
明 後 日
あさて
Grade: 2 Grade: 2 Grade: 1
jukujikun

/asu sarite/ → /asːarʉte/ → /asate/

Apparently recorded in the 名語記 (Myōgoki) etymology dictionary of 1263 as a shift from asusate, in turn from 明日去りて (asu sarite), itself a compound of 明日 (asu, “tomorrow”) +‎ 去りて (sarite, modern 去って (satte), the conjunctive form of 去る (saru), “to pass”).

The kanji spelling is from myōgonichi (see Etymology 3).

Noun

明後日(あさて) • (asate) 

  1. (archaic) the day after tomorrow
    • c. 1001–1014, Murasaki Shikibu, Genji Monogatari (Akashi)
      あさてばかりになりて、例(れい)のやうにいたくもふかさで渡(わた)りたまへり。
      Asate bakari ni narite, rei no yō ni itaku mo fukasa de watari-tamaeri.
      (please add an English translation of this example)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
明 後 日
みょう
Grade: 2 		ご
Grade: 2 		にち
Grade: 1
goon

From 明後 (myōgo-, “the ... after next ...”) +‎ 日 (nichi, “day”).

Pronunciation

Noun

明(みょう)後(ご)日(にち) • (myōgonichi) ←みやうごにち (myaugoniti)?

  1. (formal) the day after tomorrow
    Synonym: 明後 (myōgo)
Derived terms

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ 語源由来辞典 (Gogen Yurai Jiten, “Etymology Derivation Dictionary”) (in Japanese), entry available online here
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