おととし

おととし · ototoshi · JLPT N5 · noun

stopping point

📅 ototoshi = ototoi (day before yesterday) with toshi (year) swapped in

Etymology: oto comes from old ochi, meaning far or beyond, and toshi is year, so it is the far-off year, one step past last year. Same pattern as ototoi, the day before yesterday. Sound hook: an OTTO TOY SHE got two years back.

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