JLPT N3 · Noun / adverb

夜中 (yonaka)

夜中 (よなか, yonaka) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “middle of the night; dead of night”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: よなか
Romaji: yonaka
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

middle of the night; dead of night · noun, adverb

Example sentences

私は夜中に３度目が覚めた。

I awoke three times in the night.

Tatoeba #152550

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 夜中

夜

night, eveningヤ・よ・よる · 8 strokes

中

in, inside, middleチュウ・なか・うち · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 夜中.

夜よるnight昨夜ゆうべlast night今夜こんやthis evening夜よnight徹夜てつやstaying up all night夜明けよあけdawn深夜しんやlate at night夜間やかんnight夜行やこうnight travel夜やcounter for nights日夜にちやday and night夜具やぐbedding夜更しよふかしstaying up late夜更けよふけlate at night

Source: JMdict entry 1536930 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.