Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 真夜中(まよなか) in Japanese

真夜中
Kana Reading
まよなか
Romaji
mayonaka
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
    Meaning
    dead of night; midnight
    Example sentence
    いたい何でこんな真夜中ジュース買う為にパシらされなきゃなんないん・・・。 Anyhow, just why is it that I have to be sent out in the middle of the night to buy a canned drink?

Examples of 真夜中, まよなか in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

8 strokes

night, evening

On'Yomi: ヤ

Kun'Yomi: よ, よる

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JLPT 4

10 strokes

true, reality, Buddhist sect

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: ま, ま-, まこと

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JLPT 5

4 strokes

in, inside, middle, mean, center

On'Yomi: チュウ

Kun'Yomi: なか, うち, あた.る

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