夜更かし

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
夜更し
夜ふかし

Etymology[edit]

From () (yo, night, evening) + ()かし (fukashi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb ()かす (fukasu, to stay up late).).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()()かし (yofukashi

  1. staying up late
    夜更(よふ)かし女性(じょせい)にとって大敵(たいてき)です。
    Yofukashi wa josei ni totte taiteki desu.
    Staying up late is not good for women.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN