夜更かし

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

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

Etymology

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

Noun

()()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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN