明後日あさって

also: みょうごにち

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun, adverb

day after tomorrow

Standard temporal noun and adverb for the day after tomorrow.

明後日あさっては友とも達だちと映えい画がを見みに行いく。
I'm going to see a movie with a friend the day after tomorrow.
レポートは明後日あさってまでに提てい出しゅつしてください。
Please submit the report by the day after tomorrow.

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

wrong direction; completely off

Only with reading あさって

Idiomatic use with あさって; often in the phrase あさっての方を向く (to face the wrong way) or あさっての方向 (the wrong direction).

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉〉を明後日あさってまでに〈動詞どうし〉〉to do something by the day after tomorrow (a deadline)
明後日あさってまでにこの仕し事ごとを終おわらせなければならない。
I have to finish this work by the day after tomorrow.
〈事こと〉があさっての方ほう向こうに行いくfor a conversation, idea, or effort to go completely off track
話はなしがすっかりあさっての方ほう向こうに進すすんでしまった。
The conversation ended up going in a completely wrong direction.

Kanji

明bright, light
後behind, back, later
日day, sun, Japan

Opposites

一昨日おとといN5sense 1
一昨日 refers to the day before yesterday, the opposite temporal direction from 明後日, which is the day after tomorrow.

Don't confuse with

明日あしたN5sense 1
明日 means 'tomorrow' while 明後日 means 'the day after tomorrow', one day further ahead, and beginners often mix the two up.
明々後日しあさってN3
明後日 means 'the day after tomorrow' (two days from now), while 明々後日 means 'three days from now'—learners often mix up which one is which.

Word family

五ご明後日あさって
four days from now; five days from now (regional)
やなあさって
three days from today · four days from today
やのあさって
three days from today · four days from today

Written forms

明後日Usage72%
- あさって
  gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading あさって is a jukujikun.
- みょうごにち
  Formal reading; rarely used in everyday speech.
あさってUsage27%
gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Common kana spelling, especially in informal writing.
アサッテUsage1%
みょうごにち

Etymology

The kanji 明後日 literally mean 'bright after day', a jukujikun reading assigned to the native Japanese word あさって. The formal reading みょうごにち is the on'yomi of the characters.