昼夜

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 昼夜. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 昼夜, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 昼夜 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 昼夜 you have here. The definition of the word 昼夜 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of昼夜, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: 晝夜

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 昼夜 – see 晝夜 (“day and night; round the clock”).
(This term is the simplified form of 晝夜).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
昼 夜
ちゅう
Grade: 2 		や
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
晝夜 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

昼(ちゅう)夜(や) • (chūya) 

  1. day and night
    • 1926, 葉山嘉樹, 坑夫の子:
      三台(さんだい)のポムプは、昼夜(ちゅうや)間断(かんだん)なくモーターを焼(や)く程働(ほどうご)き続(つづ)けていた。
      San-dai no pomupu wa, chūya kandan naku mōtā o yaku hodo ugokitsuzukete ita.
      The three pumps just about burned out their motors running constantly day and night.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia