明日
あした
hepburn ashita
tomorrow
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
明bright
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日sun
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Examples
- 明日は休みです。Tomorrow is a day off.
- 明日また会いましょう。Let's meet again tomorrow.
Collocations
明日の朝明日また明日中に明日から明日までに
Mnemonic
明日 ashita — jukujikun. The same kanji also reads あす asu (formal, used in news) and みょうにち myounichi (very formal, written). Daily speech: ashita. News broadcasts: asu. Three readings, same kanji.
Quick check
Which reading of 明日 is most common in news broadcasts?