深夜

しんや
shin'ya

late at night, the middle of the night

What does 深夜 mean?

深夜 is a Japanese noun meaning “late at night” or “the middle of the night” in English. It is written as 深夜 in kanji, しんや in hiragana, and shin'ya in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentences

深夜まで勉強した。

I studied until late at night.

深夜に電話が鳴った。

The phone rang in the middle of the night.

Words sharing kanji with 深夜

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