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一両日

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いち
Grade: 1
りょう
Grade: 3
じつ
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
一兩日 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [it͡ɕiɾʲo̞ːʑit͡sɨ]

Noun

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(いち)(りょう)(じつ) (ichiryōjitsu

  1. a day or two
  2. today or tomorrow
    (いち)(りょう)(じつ)(ちゅう)(かい)(とう)をお(ねが)いします。
    Ichiryōjitsu-chū ni kaitō o onegai shimasu.
    Please reply by tomorrow.
  3. tomorrow or the day after tomorrow

Usage notes

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According to the survey by NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, younger people tend to grasp (いち)(りょう)(じつ) (ichiryōjitsu) as "today or tomorrow" and elder people do as "tomorrow or the day after".[1]