내일

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tomorrow

📅 來日 = come + day: the day that is coming

내 (nae) is the hanja 來, to come, and 일 (il) is 日, day. Tomorrow is literally the coming day. The same 일 ends 생일 (birthday) and 매일 (every day), so the il = day link carries over to other words.

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