真夜中

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
真	夜	中
ま Grade: 3	よ Grade: 2	なか Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
眞夜中 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Compound of 真 (ma, “real, true”) +‎ 夜 (yo, “night”) +‎ 中 (naka, “middle”). Also analyzable as 真 (ma, “real, true”) +‎ 夜中 (yonaka, “middle of the night”).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) まよなか [màyóꜜnàkà] (Nakadaka – [2])^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ma̠jo̞na̠ka̠]

Noun[edit]

真(ま)夜(よ)中(なか) • (mayonaka)

midnight
Synonym: 深夜

References[edit]

^ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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真夜中

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