English–Japanese
“midnight” in Japanese
How to say “midnight” in Japanese
“Midnight” in Japanese is 零時 (reiji).
Presents midnight as the zero point from which the hours of a new day are counted.
Example sentences with 零時
零時を過ぎても、弟は宿題を続けていました。rei ji o su gi te mo otōto wa shuku dai o tsuzu ke te i ma shi ta
Even after midnight, my younger brother kept doing his homework.
Tips for using 零時
- Because 零時 (reiji) uses the number zero, it fits naturally in 24-hour schedules and helps distinguish midnight from noon, 正午 (shōgo).
Other Japanese words for “midnight”
真夜中に電話が鳴りました。ma yo naka ni den wa ga na ri ma shi ta
The phone rang at midnight.