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What does 夜中 (よなか, yonaka) mean?

夜中 (よなか, yonaka) means midnight, the middle of the night.

Quick facts
Readingよなか
Romajiyonaka
Part of speechnoun, adverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
よなか
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyonaka

midnight, the middle of the night

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

Example sentences

  • The phone rang in the middle of the night.

  • I was studying until the middle of the night.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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