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JLPT N5 · Calendar

一昨日

おととい

the day before yesterday

Stroke order of 一昨日

3 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

一 · 1 strokes昨 · 9 strokes日 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

一 plus 昨 (sun 日 and 乍) and 日: one more day back before yesterday.

Parts: 一 one + 昨 previous + 日 day

The characters in 一昨日

  • 一 いち — one (1 strokes)
  • 日 ひ — day; sun (4 strokes)

Example sentence

一昨日、友だちに会いました。

おとといともだちにあいました。

I met a friend the day before yesterday.

Words with 一

Words with 昨

Words with 日

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