一昨昨日

Japanese

Alternative forms
Kanji in this term
一 昨 昨 日
いつ > いっ
Grade: 1		 さく
Grade: 4		 さく
Grade: 4		 じつ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology 1

Compound of 一昨昨 (いっさくさく) (issakusaku-, “the previous... before the last two...”) + 日 (じつ) (jitsu, “day”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

一昨昨日 (hiragana いっさくさくじつ, rōmaji issakusakujitsu)

  1. three days ago

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
一 昨 昨 日
Grade: 1 Grade: 4 Grade: 4 Grade: 1
Irregular

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

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) さきおとと​い [sàkíótótóꜜì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
    • IPA(key): [sa̠kʲio̞to̞to̞i]

Noun

一昨昨日 (hiragana さきおととい, rōmaji saki-ototoi, historical hiragana さきをととひ)

  1. three days ago
Usage notes

When used as an adverb, the pitch accent is heiban.

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
一 昨 昨 日
Grade: 1 Grade: 4 Grade: 4 Grade: 1
Irregular

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

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Noun

一昨昨日 (hiragana さきおとつい, rōmaji saki-ototsui, historical hiragana さきをとつひ)

  1. three days ago

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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