JLPT · Level 48
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Romajiyofukashi
週末は夜更かしをします。shū matsu wa yo fu ka shi o shi ma su
I stay up late on weekends.
明日の朝が早いので、今夜は夜更かしを控えます。asu no asa ga haya i no de kon ya wa yo fu ka shi o hika e ma su
Since I have to get up early tomorrow, I will avoid staying up late tonight.
It means staying awake into the night instead of going to sleep at the usual time.
夜更かしをするyo fu ka shi o su ru
stay up late
夜更かしを控えるyo fu ka shi o hika e ru
avoid staying up late
夜更かしが続くyo fu ka shi ga tsuzu ku
stay up late repeatedly
徹夜tetsuya: Remaining awake all night, often until the next morning.
通常眠る時刻を過ぎても寝ずに起きていること。tsū jō nemu ru ji koku o su gi te mo ne zu ni o ki te i ru ko to
The native Japanese compound 夜更かし (yofukashi) combines 夜 (yo, "night") with 更かし (fukashi), the noun form of 更かす (fukasu, "to keep awake late").