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夜更かし

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
夜 更
よ
Grade: 2 		ふ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
夜更し
夜ふかし

Etymology edit

From 夜(よ) (yo, “night, evening”) + 更(ふ)かし (fukashi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 更(ふ)かす (fukasu, “to stay up late”).).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

夜(よ)更(ふ)かし • (yofukashi) 

  1. staying up late
    夜更(よふ)かしは女性(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
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