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明々後日

しあさって

two days after tomorrow; three days from now

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Examples

  1. 明々後日また来ます。

    しあさってまたきます。

    I will come again three days from now.

  2. 試験は明々後日です。

    しけんはしあさってです。

    The exam is two days after tomorrow.

  3. 荷物は明々後日の午前中に届く予定です。

    にもつはしあさってのごぜんちゅうにとどくよていです。

    The package is due to arrive on the morning three days from now.

  4. 明々後日までに結論を出さなければならない。

    しあさってまでにけつろんをださなければならない。

    We have to reach a conclusion within three days.

Common patterns

明々後日の朝
the morning three days from now
明々後日まで
by three days from now
明日、明後日、明々後日
tomorrow, the day after, the day after that

Memory tip

The fourth step of 今日・明日・明後日・明々後日. The spelling is irregular: the kanji say 'bright-bright-after-day' but it is read しあさって, and it is normally written in kana.

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