1.
every other day; alternate days; every two days
A pattern of doing something on alternating days, skipping one day in between.
隔日でジョギングしている。
I jog every other day.
この薬は隔日で服用してください。
Please take this medicine every other day.
ゴミの収集は隔日で行われている。
Garbage collection is done every other day.
USAGE:
A formal, concise way to express "every other day." Often used in medical instructions, schedules, and official contexts. The more conversational equivalent is 一日おきに.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 隔日勤務 (working every other day)
- 隔日で服用する (to take medicine every other day)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 一日おきに: every other day — conversational equivalent
- 隔週: every other week — same pattern for weeks