English–Japanese
“one night” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajiichiya
Example
その町で一夜を過ごしました。so no machi de ichi ya o su go shi ma shi ta
I spent one night in that town.
How to say “one night” in Japanese
“One night” in Japanese is 一夜 (ichiya).
Marks a complete period of one night, focusing on the night as a bounded unit rather than on a specific clock time.
Example sentences with 一夜
友達と話しながら一夜を明かしました。tomo dachi to hana shi na ga ra ichi ya o a ka shi ma shi ta
We stayed up all night talking with friends.
Tips for using 一夜
- In conversational Japanese, 一夜 (ichiya) is less common than 一晩 (hitoban) for describing a stay, while it remains familiar in set expressions and literary writing.