Vocabulary

What does 徹夜 (てつや, tetsuya) mean?

徹夜 (てつや, tetsuya) means staying up all night.

Quick facts
Readingてつや
Romajitetsuya
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
てつや
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontetsuya

staying up all night

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive staying up all night

Example sentences

  • Staying up all night makes the next day rough.

  • I stayed up all night studying for the exam.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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