Definition: 意味
middle of the night; dead of night
Learn Japanese vocabulary: 夜中 【よなか】(yonaka)
Meaning: middle of the night; dead of night.
Type: Noun, Adverbial Noun
Level: JLPT N3 Vocabulary
夜中 - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
ときどき夜中に目が覚める。
ときどきよなかにめがさめる。
tokidoki yonaka ni me ga sameru.
Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night.
Example #2
私たちは夜中まで戻りません。
わたしたちはよなかまでもどりません。
watashitachi wa yonaka made modorimasen.
We won't be back until midnight.
Example #3
私は夜中の2時に帰宅しました。
わたしはよなかのにじにきたくしました。
watashi wa yonaka no niji ni kitaku shimashita.
I got home at 2 o'clock last night.
Example #4
彼は夜中の3 時ころまで本を読んだ
かれはよなかのさんじころまでほんをよんだ。
kare wa yonaka no san ji koro made hon wo yonda.
He read a book until 3 am last night.
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