Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 夜中(よなか) in Japanese

夜中, 夜なか
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
よなか
Romaji
yonaka
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
    Meaning
    midnight; dead of night
    Example sentence
    時々夜中吠えます Sometimes my dog barks in the middle of the night.

Examples of 夜中, 夜なか, 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 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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