やなあさって

also: やなさって

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Meanings

1

noun, adverb

three days from today

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the day three days after today. In some regions, this may be understood as four days from today, so context or clarification may be needed.

See also: 弥明後日 (やのあさって)

やなあさっては友とも達だちと映えい画がを見みに行いく予よ定ていだ。
I plan to go see a movie with a friend three days from today.

2

noun, adverb

four days from today

usually written using kana alone

In some dialects or older usage, やなあさって can mean four days from today. This meaning is less common and may cause confusion; many speakers use しあさって for 'three days from today' and やのあさって for 'four days from today'.

See also: 弥明後日 (やのあさって)

地ち域いきによっては、やなあさってが四よっ日か後ごを指さすこともある。
Depending on the region, やなあさって can refer to four days from now.

Written forms

弥明後日
- やなあさって
  Rare kanji spelling; the word is normally written in kana.
- やなさって
やなさって
Alternate pronunciation and kana spelling. Less common than やなあさって.

Kanji

弥all the more, increasingly
明bright, light
後behind, back, later
日day, sun, Japan

Similar words

しあさって
Commonly means 'three days from today' in standard Japanese, but in some regions it means 'two days from today'. やなあさって is a less common synonym for 'three days from today'.
やのあさって
Often used to mean 'four days from today', contrasting with しあさって ('three days from today'). やなあさって can overlap with this meaning regionally.

Etymology

Derived from や (a prefix of uncertain origin, possibly emphatic) + な (from 明後日, あさって) + あさって (明後日, 'day after tomorrow'). The exact historical development is uncertain.