Word Meaning 一昨日

おととい ototoi

一昨日 is read as おととい (ototoi) and means day before yesterday.

Meaning

English

  1. day before yesterday

Reading

Kana

おととい

Romaji

ototoi

Writing Variants

  • 一昨日 いっさくじつ issakujitsu
  • 一昨日 おとつい ototsui

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 明後日 Rank 120 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一昨昨日

いっさくさくじつ

two days before yesterday

一日

いちにち

1st day of the month

一日

ついたち

1st day of the month

一日

いっぴ

1st day of the month

一昨年

いっさくねん

year before last

一昨

いっさく

one previous

一昨々年

さきおととし

two years before last (year)

一昨昨

いっさくさく

three (days, years, etc.) ago

一昨夜

いっさくや

night before last

一昨々夜

いっさくさくや

two nights before last

一昨晩

いっさくばん

night before last

昨日

さくじつ

yesterday

Example Sentences

10

Two days ago the wind blew.

The day before yesterday was Monday.

Did you read the email I sent you a couple days ago?

I arrived at Narita the day before yesterday.

I finished my homework the day before yesterday.

The day before yesterday was a tough day.

The day before yesterday was very cold.

"When did you return?" "I came back the day before yesterday."

My friends came to see me the day before yesterday.

Tom hasn't slept at all since the day before yesterday.