# 明日
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): míngrì
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ming$^4$ jat$^6$
* Gan (Wiktionary): 'miang$^4$ nyit$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mìn-ngit
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): miâ-li̍t / miâ-ji̍t / bêng-ji̍t / bêng-li̍t
    (Teochew, Peng'im): muan$^3$ rig$^8$ / ma$^3$ rig$^8$ / mua$^3$ rêg$^8$ / ma$^3$ rêg$^8$
* Wu (Suzhou, Wugniu): $^2$min-zeq$_8$
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): min$^2$ r$^6$ / min$^2$ nyi$^6$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): mai$^2$ xi$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: míngrì
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: míngrìh
*** Wade–Giles: ming$^2$-jih$^4$
*** Yale: míng-r̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingryh
*** Palladius: минжи (minži)
*** Sinological IPA : /miŋ³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ming$^4$ jat$^6$
*** Yale: mìhng yaht
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ming$^4$ jat$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ming$^4$ yed$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɪŋ²¹ jɐt̚²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: 'miang$^4$ nyit$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ˈmiaŋ³⁵ n̠ʲit̚⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn-ngit
*** Hakka Romanization System: min$^ˇ$ ngid$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: min$^2$ ngid$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /min¹¹ ŋit̚²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: miâ-li̍t
*** Tâi-lô: miâ-li̍t
*** Phofsit Daibuun: mialit
*** IPA (Xiamen): /miã²⁴⁻²² lit̚⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /miã²⁴⁻²² lit̚²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: miâ-ji̍t
*** Tâi-lô: miâ-ji̍t
*** Phofsit Daibuun: miajit
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /miã¹³⁻²² d͡zit̚¹²¹/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-ji̍t
*** Tâi-lô: bîng-ji̍t
*** Phofsit Daibuun: bengjit
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ zit̚⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-li̍t
*** Tâi-lô: bîng-li̍t
*** Phofsit Daibuun: benglit
*** IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lit̚⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: muan$^3$ rig$^8$ / ma$^3$ rig$^8$ / mua$^3$ rêg$^8$ / ma$^3$ rêg$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: muàⁿ ji̍k / mà ji̍k / muà je̍k / mà je̍k
*** Sinological IPA : /mũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zik̚⁴/, /ma²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zik̚⁴/, /mua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zek̚⁴/, /ma²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zek̚⁴/
* muan3 rig8 - Chaozhou;
* ma3 rig8 - Shantou, Chenghai;
* mua3 rêg8/ma3 rêg8 - Jieyang.
* Middle Chinese: mjaeng nyit
Rime :
| Character | 明 | 日 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) | 日 (38) |
| Final (韻) | 庚 (111) | 質 (48) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 武兵切 | 人質切 |
| Baxter | mjaeng | nyit |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mˠiæŋ/ | /ȵiɪt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /mᵚiaŋ/ | /ȵit̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /miaŋ/ | /ȵʑjet̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /miajŋ/ | /ȵit̚/ |
| Li Rong | /miɐŋ/ | /ȵiĕt̚/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭɐŋ/ | /ȵʑĭĕt̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /mi̯ɐŋ/ | /ȵʑi̯ĕt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | míng | rì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ming$^4$ | jat$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*mraŋ C.nik/
    (Zhengzhang): /*mraŋ njiɡ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 明 | 日 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | míng | rì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ mjæng › | ‹ nyit › |
| Old Chinese | /*mraŋ/ | /*C.nik/ |
| English | bright | sun; day |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 明 | 日 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 9188 | 10845 |
| Phonetic component | 明 | 日 |
| Rime group | 陽 | 質 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 明 | 日 |
| Old Chinese | /*mraŋ/ | /*njiɡ/ |

### Noun

明日
* (literary or dialectal) tomorrow
    From: 謝雷, lyrics by 陳百潭, 酒國英雄
    chùi āu lâi hó-hó kiâⁿ ji̍p bāng-tiong, bêng-li̍t chhíⁿ-lâi iu-goân sī chi̍t bóe oa̍h-liông [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    After getting drunk, [I] will walk well into my dream, and tomorrow, when [I] wake up, [I] am still a lively dragon.
* (literary, figurative) future

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 明, 明日, 旦日 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 明日, 明天 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 明兒, 明兒個, 明天 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 明天 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 明兒個兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 明天兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 明天, 明日, 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 明天, 明兒個, 明日 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 明天 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 明天 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 明兒個 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 明天, 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 明天, 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 明天, 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 明兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 明日 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Weicheng) | 早晨 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Fangzi) | 早晨 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Changle | 早晨 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shouguang | 早晨 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Wulian | 明日 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 明天, 明兒, 到明兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 明天 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 明天, 明兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 明兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 明兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 明天, 明日 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Weifang (Hanting) | 早晨 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Changyi | 明日 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Gaomi | 明日 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 明日 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Anqiu | 早晨 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Linqu | 早晨 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingzhou | 明兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 明兒日兒, 明兒個 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 明兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 明天, 明兒, 明兒裡 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 明朝 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong (Ronghe) | 明朝 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 明兒個 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 明日, 明兒個 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 明天 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 明天, 明兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 明天, 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Dingbian | 明天, 明兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 明天, 明兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 明早 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 明天, 明早兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 明天, 明個兒, 明兒個 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 明天, 明個, 明兒個 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 明兒個 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 明, 明天 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 明天 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 明天, 明個, 明個天 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 明天, 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 明天 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 明天, 明天個, 明兒個 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu (Xindu) | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 明天, 明日 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 明天, 明朝 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 明天兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 明天, 明日 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 明天, 明日 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 明天, 明兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 明天, 明朝 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 明天子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 明兒天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 明天, 明兒日 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 明兒日 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Binyang (Nanjie) | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hechi (Yizhou) | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luocheng (Dongmen) | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianlin (Langping) | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 明兒, 明兒天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 明朝 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 明天, 明日 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pematangsiantar | 明天 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 明兒, 明兒個, 明兒個兒, 明個, 明天 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 明天, 明兒個, 明個, 明個子, 梅個, 梅個子, 瞄個 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 明天 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 明天, 明個 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 明朝子, 明朝 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 明天, 明朝 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 明天, 明朝, 明個 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 明天, 明個, 麻天, 麻個 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 明天, 明朝 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 明日, 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 聽朝 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 興日 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 聽日, 蚊早 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 天朝日 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 聽早朝 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 天早 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 天早 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 明天, 天早 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 天早 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 天早 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 第日 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 明日 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 明日 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 聽日, 明日 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 大日, 大之日 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 棟朝日 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 明朝 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 通朝日 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 清日 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 來日 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 物朝日 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 來日, 來早日 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 天日, 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 明日 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 明日 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 明日 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Jintian) | 明日, 明物 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Jiangkou) | 聽日, 明日 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Madong) | 明日 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 明朝日 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 聽日, 明日 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Changtan) | 來日, 明日 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 明朝日 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 聽日, 明朝日 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 聽日, 明日 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 明朝日, 明日 |
| Cantonese | Chongzuo (Laituan) | 明日 |
| Cantonese | Fusui (Qujiu) | 明日 |
| Cantonese | Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua) | 明日 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 天早 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 明日 |
| Gan | Pengze | 明朝 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 明朝 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 明日 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 天光日, 晨朝日 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 天光日 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Gaobei) | 天光日 |
| Hakka | Fengshun (Tangkeng) | 韶早 |
| Hakka | Fengshun (Fengliang) | 韶早 |
| Hakka | Fengshun (Pantian) | 韶早 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 明日 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 天光日, 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 天光日 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 明早日 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 明日 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 明早日 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 晨早 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 明日, 晨朝日 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 明早, 晨早 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 明早, 晨早 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 明早 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 明早, 明朝早 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 明晡日 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 晨朝日 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 明日 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 下晡 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 韶早 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 韶早, 天光日 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 韶日 |
| Hakka | Pinghe (Jiufeng) | 韶早 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Meilin) | 天光日 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang) | 韶早, 天光日 |
| Hakka | Changting | 天光, 天光日 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 天光 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 天光日 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 天光日 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 天光 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 天光 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 明朝 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 明朝 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 明朝 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 天光 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 明朝 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 明朝 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 明晡日 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 天光日 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 天光日 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 韶早, 天光日 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 天光, 天光日 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 天光日, 韶早 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 韶早, 韶日 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 晨朝日, 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 來朝日 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 來日 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 晨朝日 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 韶日 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 韶日 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 韶日 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 明日 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Shahe) | 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Lingping) | 明日 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Gonghe, Xilang) | 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Xingye (Gaofeng) | 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui) | 明晡日 |
| Hakka | Pingle (Tong'an) | 明日, 韶日 |
| Hakka | Yangshuo (Jinbao) | 明晡, 明晡日 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Xindu Subdistrict) | 二晡日, 明晡 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 明朝, 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 韶早 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 韶早 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 韶早 |
| Hakka | Pontianak (Meixian) | 天光日, 韶早 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 天光日 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 明朝 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 明朝 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 明日 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 明天, 明日, 早起 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 明天, 明兒 |
| Jin | Datong | 明天, 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Jin | Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou) | 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 明兒 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 明天, 明兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 明日個, 明兒個 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 明兒個 |
| Jin | Linhe | 明天, 明兒 |
| Jin | Jining | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Jin | Baotou | 明天 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 明兒 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 明兒 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 明天 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 明兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 明天 |
| Jin | Handan | 明天, 明兒佬 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 明天, 明兒 |
| Jin | Suide | 明兒 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 明朝 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 明朝 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 明起, 明朝 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 明日 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 明日, 明朝 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 明朝 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 明朝 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 明朝 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 明底, 明朝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 明旦, 明旦早 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 明旦 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 明旦, 明旦日 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 明旦 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 明旦 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 明早 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 明旦 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 明旦 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 明旦 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 明早起, 明日期 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 明旦, 明旦早 |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 明旦 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 明仔日, 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 明仔日, 明仔 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 明仔日, 明仔 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 明仔日 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 明仔日, 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 明仔日 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 暵載 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 明仔日, 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 明仔日, 明仔 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Pingtian) | 明早 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 明載 |
| Southern Min | Yuhuan (Kanmen) | 明仔日 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 明起, 明日 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 明日 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 明日 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 明日 |
| Southern Min | Lufeng | 明早 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 明早 |
| Southern Min | Fengshun (Liuhuang) | 蒙起, 明日 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 明日 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 明起 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 明日 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 明早, 明早日 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 現旦, 後旦 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 現旦, 現旦早, 現旦白, 旦白 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 現旦, 現旦日 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 下旦 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 逢早 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 逢早 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 逢早 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 逢早 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 逢早 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 逢早, 明早 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 逢早 |
| Puxian Min | Fuding (Aoyao) | 逢早 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 明朝 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 明光 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 暝早 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 明日 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Silian) | 明日 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang | 明日, 明天 |
| Southern Pinghua | Hengzhou (Baihe) | 明朝日 |
| Southern Pinghua | Chongzuo (Laituan) | 明日, 明天 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 明日 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Qianjing) | 明時 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Wutong, Lingui) | 來朝 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Liangjiang, Lingui) | 島日 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Liutang, Lingui) | 通朝 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Sanjie) | 明日 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Gaoqiao) | 明日 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Shuangzhou) | 明日 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 明朝 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 明朝 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 明朝, 明朝子 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 明朝, 明朝頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 明朝 |
| Wu | Danyang | 明朝 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 明朝 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 明朝 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 明朝, 明朝子 |
| Wu | Linhai | 天釀 |
| Wu | Yuhuan (Damaiyu) | 明照 |
| Wu | Yuhuan (Chumen) | 天央 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 明朝 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 明朝 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 明日, 明日子, 明朝, 明朝子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 明日 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 明日 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 明天 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 天光呢 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 明晡日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 明日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 明日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 明日, 明晡日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 明日, 明晡日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 明日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou) | 明日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 明日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 明日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 明日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 明晡日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 明日 |

#### Derived terms

* 明日黃花 / 明日黄花 (míngrìhuánghuā)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 明日(みょうにち) (myōnichi); 明日(めいじつ) (meijitsu)
* → Korean: 명일(明日) (myeong'il)

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 明 | 日 |
| あした ||
| Grade: 2 | Grade: 1 |
| jukujikun ||
Shift in meaning from 朝 (ashita, “next morning”), itself cognate with 朝 (asa, “morning”).
The kanji spelling is from Chinese 明日 (míngrì).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) あした [àshítáꜜ] (Odaka –) as a noun
* (Tokyo) あした [àshítá] (Heiban – [0]) as an adverb
* IPA: [a̠ɕi̥ta̠]
* (Kyoto) あした [áshítá] (Kōki – [0])
* Historical evolution of the Kyoto pitch accent
   * (the Heian period) LLL
   * (the Kamakura period) LLL
   * (the Muromachi period) HHH
   * (the Edo period) HHL or HHH
    ※ H for high and flat syllables (◌́), L for low and flat syllables (◌̀), F for high-to-low syllables (◌̂), R for low-to-high syllables (◌̌). ※ References:

#### Noun

明日(あした) • (ashita)
* (colloquial) tomorrow
    明日(あした)は雨(あめ)ですね。
       Ashita wa ame desu ne.
       It seems like it will rain tomorrow.
    明日(あした)の夕方(ゆうがた)
       ashita no yūgata
       tomorrow evening

##### Derived terms

* 明日(あした)天(てん)気(き) (ashita tenki)
* 明日(アシタ)葉(バ), 鹹草(アシタバ) (ashitaba, “Angelica keiskei”)

##### Proverbs

* 明日(あした)は明日(あした)の風(かぜ)が吹(ふ)く (ashita wa ashita no kaze ga fuku, “tomorrow let tomorrow's winds blow → tomorrow is a new day”)

#### Proper noun

明日(あした) • (Ashita)
* a female given name

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 明 | 日 |
| あす ||
| Grade: 2 | Grade: 1 |
| jukujikun ||
From Old Japanese, first attested in the Kojiki (712 CE).
Various theories exist regarding the ultimate derivation:
* Possibly a shift from verb 明かす (akasu, “to pass”).
    */akasu/ → */akusu/ → /asu/
* Possibly an apophonic form of or cognate with 朝 (asa, “morning”).
The kanji spelling is an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 明日 (míngrì).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) あす [àsúꜜ] (Odaka –) as a noun
* (Tokyo) あす [àsú] (Heiban – [0]) as an adverb
* IPA: [a̠sɨ]
* (Kyoto) あ​す [áꜜsù] (Kōki)
* Historical evolution of the Kyoto pitch accent
   * (the Heian period) LL
   * (the Edo period) HL
    ※ H for high and flat syllables (◌́), L for low and flat syllables (◌̀), F for high-to-low syllables (◌̂), R for low-to-high syllables (◌̌). ※ References:

#### Noun

明日(あす) • (asu)
* (polite) tomorrow
** 1939, Osamu Dazai, Joseito [Schoolgirl]‎:
    明日(あす)もまた、同(おな)じ日(ひ)が来(く)るのだろう。幸(こう)福(ふく)は一(いっ)生(しょう)、来(こ)ないのだ。それは、わかっている。けれども、きっと来(く)る、あすは来(く)る、と信(しん)じて寝(ね)るのがいいのでしょう。
       Asu mo mata, onaji hi ga kuru no darō. Kōfuku wa isshō, konai no da. Sore wa, wakatteiru. Keredo mo, kitto kuru, asu wa kuru, to shinjite neru no ga ii no deshō.
       The same day will probably come tomorrow again, just like always. True happiness will never come into my life. I know that. But perhaps it is best to go to sleep believing that it will come, that it will come tomorrow.
* the near future

##### Derived terms

* 明日(あす)明後日(あさって) (asu-asatte)
* 飛鳥(あすか), 明日香(あすか) (Asuka)
* 明後日(あさって) (asatte)
* 明日知(あすし)らぬ (asu shiranu)
* 翌檜(アスナロ) (asunaro)
* 明日(あす)の淵(ふち)瀬(せ) (asu no fuchise)
* 明日(あす)は淵(ふち)瀬(せ) (asu wa fuchise)
* 明日(あす)は檜(ひのき) (asu wa hinoki)
* 明日(あす)は我(わ)が身(み) (asu wa waga mi)
* 明日(あす)檜(ひ) (asuhi)
* 明日(あす)をも知(し)れぬ身(み) (asu o mo shirenu mi)
* 今日(きょう)明日(あす) (kyō-asu)
* 今日(きょう)か明日(あす)か (kyō ka asu ka)
* 今日(きょう)考(かんが)えて明日(あす)語(かた)れ (kyō kangaete asu katare)
* 今日(きょう)の情(なさ)けは明日(あす)の仇(あだ) (kyō no nasake wa asu no ada)
* 今日(きょう)は人(ひと)の上明日(うえあす)は我(わ)が身(み)の上(うえ) (kyō wa hito no ue asu wa waga mi no ue)
* 今日(きょう)も明日(あす)も醒(さ)め果(は)てる (kyō mo asu mo samehateru)

##### Proverbs

* 明日(あす)の事(こと)を言(い)えば鬼(おに)が笑(わら)う (asu no koto o ieba oni ga warau)
* 明日(あす)の百(ひゃく)より今日(きょう)の五(ご)十(じゅう) (asu no hyaku yori kyō no gojū)
* 今日(きょう)あって明日(あす)ない身(み) (kyō atte asu nai mi)
* 今日(きょう)の一(ひと)針(はり)明日(あす)の十(と)針(はり) (kyō no hitohari asu no tohari)

#### Proper noun

明日(あす) • (asu)
* a female given name

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 明 | 日 |
| みょう Grade: 2 | にち Grade: 1 |
| goon ||
/mʲau nʲiti/ → /mʲɔːɲit͡ɕi/ → /mʲoːɲit͡ɕi/
From Middle Chinese compound 明日 (MC mjaeng nyit).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) みょーにち [myóꜜònìchì] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [mʲo̞ːɲ̟it͡ɕi]
* (Kyoto) みょー​にち [myòóꜜnìchì] (Teiki)
* Historical evolution of the Kyoto pitch accent
   * (the Edo period) LHLL
    ※ H for high and flat syllables (◌́), L for low and flat syllables (◌̀), F for high-to-low syllables (◌̂), R for low-to-high syllables (◌̌). ※ References:

#### Noun

明(みょう)日(にち) • (myōnichi)
* (formal) tomorrow

##### Derived terms

* 今(こん)明(みょう)日(にち) (konmyōnichi)
* 大(だい)明(みょう)日(にち) (daimyōnichi)

### Etymology 4

Kanji in this term :
| 明 | 日 |
| めい Grade: 2 | じつ Grade: 1 |
| kan'on ||
From a later borrowing of Chinese 明日 (míngrì), using the 漢音 (kan'on, literally “Han sound”).
Rare reading.

#### Noun

明(めい)日(じつ) • (meijitsu)
* (rare) tomorrow

### Etymology 5

Kanji in this term :
| 明 | 日 |
| ぬくい ||
| Grade: 2 | Grade: 1 |
| irregular ||
Kanji in this term :
| 明 | 日 |
| あけ Grade: 2 | ひ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||
Kanji in this term :
| 明 | 日 |
| みょう Grade: 2 | が Grade: 1 |
| goon | kun'yomi |
Kanji in this term :
| 明 | 日 |
| ぬく Grade: 2 | ひ Grade: 1 |
| irregular | kun'yomi |
Kanji in this term :
| 明 | 日 |
| あけ Grade: 2 | ひ > び Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||

#### Proper noun

明日(ぬくい) or 明(あけ)日(ひ) or 明(みょう)日(が) or 明(ぬく)日(ひ) or 明(あけ)日(び) • (Nukui or Akehi or Myōga or Nukuhi or Akebi)
* a surname

### Usage notes

Note that the pronunciation differs depending on register, which also happens for the antonym “yesterday” and the coordinate term “today”. Corresponding in formality to ashita, asu, and myōnichi for “tomorrow” are 昨日 (kinō), 昨日 (kiso, rare), and 昨日 (sakujitsu) for “yesterday”; and きょう (kyō), 今日 (konnichi), and 本日 (honjitsu) for “today”.

### Antonyms

* 昨日(きのう) (kinō), 昨日(さくじつ) (sakujitsu), 昨日(きそ) (kiso, “yesterday”)

### Coordinate terms

時 (“Time”) :
| | ~ | −3 | −2 | −1 | 0 | +1 | +2 | Continual |
| Day | 日 | 一昨昨日 | 一昨日 | 昨日 | 今日 | 明日 | 明後日 | 毎日 |
| Morning | 朝 | — | 一昨朝 | 昨朝 | 今朝 | 明朝 | — | 毎朝 |
| Night | 晩 | — | 一昨晩 | 昨晩 | 今晩 | 明晩 | — | 毎晩 |
| Week | 週 | — | 先々週 | 先週 | 今週 | 来週 | 再来週 | 毎週 |
| Month | 月 | — | 先々月 | 先月 | 今月 | 来月 | 再来月 | 毎月 |
| Year | 年 | 一昨昨年 | 一昨年 | 去年 | 今年 | 来年 | 再来年 | 毎年 |

### See also

* 明(あ)くる日(ひ) (akuruhi, “next day”)
* 翌(よく)日(じつ) (yokujitsu, “next day”)
* 明(あ)き日(び) (akibi)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 4 5 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* 1 2 3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 4 “あした 【朝・明日】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
* 1 2 Nakai, Yukihiko, editor (2002), 京阪系アクセント辞典 [A Dictionary of Tone on Words of the Keihan-type Dialects] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Bensei, →ISBN
* 1 2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 4 “あす 【明日】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
* 1 2 3 “みょう‐にち［ミャウ‥］ 【明日】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 明 | 日 |

### Noun

明日 • (myeong'il) (hangeul 명일)
* hanja form of 명일 (“tomorrow”)

## Okinawan
### Etymology

Kanji in this term :
| 明 | 日 |
| あちゃー ||
| Grade: 2 | Grade: 1 |
| jukujikun ||
Cognate with mainland Japanese 明日 (ashita).

### Noun

明日(あちゃー) (achā)
* tomorrow

## Old Japanese
### Etymology

Possibly from an as- root that is cognate with or from an apophonic form of 朝 (asa, “morning”).

### Noun

明日 (asu) (kana あす)
* tomorrow
** 711–712, Kojiki, lower volume (Emperor Kenzō; poem 112):意岐米母夜阿布美能於岐米阿須用理波美夜麻賀久理弖美延受加母阿良牟Oki$_1$me$_2$ mo$_2$ ya Apumi$_1$ no$_2$ Oki$_1$me$_2$ asu yo$_1$ri pa mi$_1$yama-gakurite mi$_1$yezu ka mo$_2$ aramu(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Coordinate terms

* きのふ (ki$_1$no$_2$pu, “yesterday”)
* けふ (ke$_1$pu, “today”)

#### Derived terms

* 明日香 (Asuka)

#### Descendants

* Japanese: 明日 (asu)