一昨昨日

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

  • (Tokyo) っさくさくじつ [ìssákúsákúꜜjìtsù] (Nakadaka – [6])[1][2][3]
  • (Tokyo) っさくさくじつ [ìssákúsákújítsú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
  • IPA(key): [isːa̠kɯ̟ᵝsa̠kɯ̟ᵝʑit͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

(いっ)(さく)(さく)(じつ) • (issakusakujitsu) 

  1. three days ago

Etymology 2

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

  • (Tokyo) きおとと [sàkíótótóꜜì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1][2][3]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠kʲio̞to̞to̞i]

Noun

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

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

Etymology 3

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

  • IPA(key): [sa̠kʲio̞to̞t͡sɨᵝi]

Noun

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

(Time)
~−3−2−10+1+2Continual
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

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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