あさって

あさって means the day after tomorrow. Usually written in hiragana; the kanji form 明後日(あさって) exists but is less common.

Day sequence

• おととい: day before yesterday
• きのう: yesterday
• きょう: today
• あした / あす: tomorrow
• あさって: day after tomorrow
• しあさって: three days from now

Common patterns

• あさっての朝(あさ): the morning of the day after tomorrow
• あさってまでに: by the day after tomorrow
• あさっての方向(ほうこう): a completely wrong direction (idiom)

Common expressions

あさっての方向(ほうこう) (lit. "the direction of the day after tomorrow") means a completely wrong or irrelevant direction. Used for answers, throws, or actions that are way off target.