あさって

あさって
noun
day after tomorrow
1. day after tomorrow
The day that comes after tomorrow. Part of the sequence: きょう (today) → あした (tomorrow) → あさって (day after tomorrow).
あさって会(あ)いましょう。
Let's meet the day after tomorrow.
あさっては何曜日(なんようび)ですか。
What day of the week is the day after tomorrow?
友達(ともだち)の誕生日(たんじょうび)はあさってです。
My friend's birthday is the day after tomorrow.
あさっての午後(ごご)、時間(じかん)がありますか。
Do you have time the day after tomorrow afternoon?
今日(きょう)は火曜日(かようび)ですから、あさっては木曜日(もくようび)ですね。
Today is Tuesday, so the day after tomorrow is Thursday.

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)

IDIOM:
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.

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Added 2026.1.7 21:45 · Revised 2026.4.8 19:57
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