やなあさって

also: やなさって

や

な

あ

さ

っ

て

Meanings

1

noun, adverb

three days from today

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the day three days after today. In some regions, this may be understood as four days from today, so context or clarification may be needed.

Kanji

弥all the more, increasingly
明bright, light
後behind, back, later
日day, sun, Japan

Related words

しあさって
Commonly means 'three days from today' in standard Japanese, but in some regions it means 'two days from today'. やなあさって is a less common synonym for 'three days from today'.
やのあさって
Often used to mean 'four days from today', contrasting with しあさって ('three days from today'). やなあさって can overlap with this meaning regionally.

Written forms

弥明後日
- やなあさって
  Rare kanji spelling; the word is normally written in kana.
- やなさって
やなさって
Alternate pronunciation and kana spelling. Less common than やなあさって.

Etymology

Derived from や (a prefix of uncertain origin, possibly emphatic) + な (from 明後日, あさって) + あさって (明後日, 'day after tomorrow'). The exact historical development is uncertain.