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[()·なか()]
yonaka
noun, adverb

Alternate Written Forms:

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yonaka

Root Words:

[() + なか()]
yo + naka

English Meaning(s) for 夜中

noun, adverb
  1. middle of the night; dead of night

Definition and Synonyms for 夜中

Dark the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
Synonyms: ナイト, , , 夜中, 夜中, 夜中, 夜分, 夜半, 夜間, 小夜, , 暮夜, 遅い
Midnight 12 o'clock at night
Synonyms: ミッドナイト, 中夜, 半夜, 半宵, 夜中, 夜中, 夜中, 夜々中, 夜半, 夜深い, 12時, 正子, 深夜, 深更, 真夜中, 零時
Midnight the middle of the night
Synonyms: ミッドナイト, 中夜, 半夜, 半宵, 夜中, 夜中, 夜中, 夜々中, 夜半, 夜深い, 12時, 正子, 深夜, 深更, 真夜中, 零時

Meanings for each kanji in 夜中

» night; evening
» in; inside; middle; mean; center

Categories 夜中 is a member of

Period an amount of time
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Hour clock time
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Sample Sentences for 夜中

Can you stop talking loudly on the phone at night?
Dad rarely gets back home before midnight.
We waited up for him until two o'clock and then finally went to bed.
I saw her taking a walk in the park at midnight.
Now the lights of the city were bright and very close, and the streetlights shone all night.

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