弥の明後日

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弥	明	後	日
や Grade: S	あさって
	Grade: 2	Grade: 2	Grade: 1
kun'yomi	jukujikun

Alternative spelling
彌の明後日 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• やなあさって (yanaasatte)
• やねあさって (yaneasatte)

Etymology

From 明後日(あさって) (asatte, “the day after tomorrow”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) やのあさって [yànóásáꜜttè] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ja̠no̞a̠sa̠t̚te̞]

Noun

弥(や)の明後日(あさって) • (yanoasatte) 

1. (Kantō, eastern Japan) three days from today, two days after tomorrow

   Synonyms: (western Japan) 明明後日 (shiasatte), (Mie, Hida Province) ささって (sasatte)

2. (Tōkyō) four days from today

   Synonym: (western Japan) 五明後日 (goasatte)

Further reading

• The Linguistic Atlas of Japan (日本言語地図), vol. 6 (1974), 285 しあさって (明明後日) two days after tomorrow, 286 やのあさって (明明明後日) three days after tomorrow