明後日

あさって

Day after tomorrow

N5noun·asatte

How to remember it

明 (next) + 後日 (later day) — the day that comes after tomorrow.

Example sentences

  • 明後日、東京に行きます。

    あさって、とうきょうにいきます。

    The day after tomorrow I'm going to Tokyo.

  • 明後日は試験だ。

    あさってはしけんだ。

    The day after tomorrow is the exam.

Usage

Time-word noun; always read あさって, not the literal あきこうじつ.

Related words

明日一昨日今日

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