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

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

  • (Irregular reading)
    • (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

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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