Vocabulary

What does 深夜 (しんや, shin'ya) mean?

深夜 (しんや, shin'ya) means late at night, midnight.

Quick facts
Readingしんや
Romajishin'ya
Part of speechnoun, adverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
しんや
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshin'ya

late at night, midnight

  1. 1noun · adverb late at night

Example sentences

  • I was working until late at night.

  • There are few late-night bus services.

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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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