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あちゃー【明日】 : achaa | define meaning

achaa

Pronunciation: [ʔat͡ɕaː]

Definition

Noun, adverb

Tomorrow
1. あちゃーあさ【明日朝】
  achaa asa
  "Tomorrow morning"
2. あちゃーや【明日や】
  achaa ya
  "See you tomorrow" (lit. "tomorrow")

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese あした【明日】 ashita "tomorrow".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

おもろさうし Omoro Saushi (1531-1623) records "あちや".
混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", records "「あちや」明日".
Essay in Aid of a Grammmar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Acha, to-morrow: achā fēku, early to-morrow morning. (Jap. ashita.)".
沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「あちやー」明日（アシタ、アス）".

Notes

Variants:

あちゃ acha
あちゃー achaa

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	明日
Kana	あちゃー
Romanization	achaa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔat͡ɕaː]

意味：あした【明日】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 12). あちゃー【明日】 : achaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 21, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/520/achaa/.