English–Japanese

“late at night” in Japanese

Japanese

Also夜更け (yofuke)

Pronunciation

Romajishin'ya

Example

深夜に電話をしません。shin ya ni den wa o shi ma se n

I do not make phone calls late at night.

Illustration for 深夜 (late at night)

How to say “late at night” in Japanese

“Late at night” in Japanese is 深夜 (shin'ya).

深夜 (shin'ya) refers to the late part of the night, when the date may have changed but morning has not begun.

Full entry for 深夜: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 深夜

店は深夜まで開いています。mise wa shin ya ma de hira i te i ma su

The store is open until late at night.

Tips for using 深夜

  • 深夜 (shin'ya) often appears in notices about noise, services, and transportation because it identifies hours when most people are expected to be asleep.

Other Japanese words for “late at night”

夜更けに雨が降りました。yo fu ke ni ame ga fu ri ma shi ta

It rained late at night.

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