Japanese Conversation · Level 57
75 words
Japanese word
深夜
Pronunciation
Romajishin'ya
Meaning
- nounlate at night
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.
More examples
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.
Core concept
深夜 (shin'ya) refers to the late part of the night, when the date may have changed but morning has not begun.
Common phrases
深夜にshin ya ni
late at night
深夜までshin ya ma de
until late at night
Similar words
夜中yonaka: The middle or later part of the night before morning begins.
真夜中mayonaka: The exact middle of the night, around twelve o'clock.
Definition in Japanese
夜が深くなった時間帯。おおむね日付が変わるころから明け方まで。yoru ga fuka ku na tta ji kan tai ō mu ne hi zuke ga ka wa ru ko ro ka ra a ke gata ma de
Word origin
深 (shin, "deep") combines with 夜 (ya, "night") to form 深夜 (shin'ya), meaning the deep part of the night.
Usage tips
- 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 meanings
- midnightnoun
Opposites
- 昼間hirumadaytimenoun