真夜中

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Japanese

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

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”).

Pronunciation

Noun

真(ま)夜(よ)中(なか) • (mayonaka) 

  1. midnight
    Synonym: 深夜

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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