Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
いつ > いっ
Grade: 1
さく
Grade: 4
さく
Grade: 4
じつ
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
一昨々日

Compound of (いっ)(さく)(さく) (issakusaku-, the previous... before the last two...) + (じつ) (jitsu, day). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(いっ)(さく)(さく)(じつ) (issakusakujitsu

  1. three days ago

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
さきおととい
Grade: 1 Grade: 4 Grade: 4 Grade: 1
irregular
Alternative spelling
一昨々日

Compound of (さき) (saki, previous) + 一昨日(おととい) (ototoi, day before yesterday).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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一昨昨日(さきおととい) (saki-ototoiさきをととひ (sakiwototofi)?

  1. three days ago
Usage notes
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When used as an adverb, the pitch accent is heiban.

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
さきおとつい
Grade: 1 Grade: 4 Grade: 4 Grade: 1
irregular
Alternative spelling
一昨々日

Compound of (さき) (saki, previous) + 一昨日(おとつい) (ototsui, day before yesterday).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sa̠kʲio̞to̞t͡sɨi]

Noun

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一昨昨日(さきおとつい) (saki-ototsuiさきをとつひ (sakiwototufi)?

  1. three days ago

Coordinate terms

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(Time)
~ −3 −2 −1 0 +1 +2 Continual
Day 一昨昨日 一昨日 昨日 今日 明日 明後日 毎日
Morning 一昨朝 昨朝 今朝 明朝 毎朝
Night 一昨晩 昨晩 今晩 明晩 毎晩
Week 先々週 先週 今週 来週 再来週 毎週
Month 先々月 先月 今月 来月 再来月 毎月
Year 一昨昨年 一昨年 去年 今年 来年 再来年 毎年

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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Note 3