明あくる日ひ

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ひ

Common wordJLPTN1

Meanings

1

noun, adverb

next day; following day

Refers to the day after a particular reference point, often used in narrative or formal contexts. Functions as a noun or adverbially with に.

あくる日ひ、彼かれは早そう朝ちょうに家いえを出でた。
The next day, he left the house early in the morning.
事じ件けんのあくる日ひに警けい察さつが来きた。
The police came the day after the incident.

Written forms

明あくる日ひUsage30%
Standard kanji spelling; 明くる is a classical attributive form of 明く (modern 明ける).
あくる日ひUsage66%
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling; the reading あくるひ is unambiguous.
翌あくる日ひUsage5%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 翌 is normally read よく, making this spelling confusing for learners.

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
明bright, light
翌the following, next

Similar words

翌よく日じつ
翌日 is the standard modern word for 'the next day'; 明くる日 is slightly more literary or old-fashioned.
次つぎの日ひ
次の日 is the most common casual expression; 明くる日 is more formal and often used in writing.

Etymology

From the classical attributive form 明くる (akuru) of the verb 明く (aku, 'to dawn') + 日 (hi, 'day'). The form 明くる is now mostly fossilized in this phrase.