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Expressions of Time

Day · Morning · Night

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今朝 (けさ), 今晩 (こんばん), 毎朝 (まいあさ), 毎晩 (まいばん) are irregular compounds; the rest follow the X + の + 朝/晩 pattern. Tap any reading to hear it.

daymorningnight
day before yesterday一昨日 ototoi一昨日の朝 ototoi no asa一昨日の晩 ototoi no ban
yesterday昨日 kinō昨日の朝 kinō no asa昨日の晩 kinō no ban
today今日 kyō今朝 kesa今晩 konban
tomorrow明日 ashita明日の朝 ashita no asa明日の晩 ashita no ban
day after tomorrow明後日 asatte明後日の朝 asatte no asa明後日の晩 asatte no ban
every day毎日 mainichi毎朝 maiasa毎晩 maiban

Week · Month · Year

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The 先- / 来- prefixes mark last / next; 先々- / 再来- extend to before-last / after-next; 毎- is every. 毎年 has two readings (まいとし / まいねん). Tap any reading to hear it.

weekmonthyear
before last先々週 sensenshū先々月 sensengetsu一昨年 ototoshi
last先週 senshū先月 sengetsu去年 kyonen
this今週 konshū今月 kongetsu今年 kotoshi
next来週 raishū来月 raigetsu来年 rainen
after next再来週 saraishū再来月 saraigetsu再来年 sarainen
every毎週 maishū毎月 maitsuki毎年 maitoshi / mainen

Other time-of-day words

asa morning
hiru noon / daytime
ban evening / night
yoru night
夕方 yūgata evening
午前 gozen a.m. / morning
午後 gogo p.m. / afternoon
ima now
sakki a little while ago