一昨昨日

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

• 一昨々日

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

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) いっさくさく​じつ [ìssákúsákúꜜjìtsù] (Nakadaka – [6])[1]
  • (Tokyo) いっさくさくじつ [ìssákúsákújítsú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [isːa̠kɯ̟ᵝsa̠kɯ̟ᵝʑit͡sɨᵝ]

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