🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

深夜

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shinya

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Midnight/ˈmɪd.naɪt/
nounadjectiveCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1450 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は深夜まで働いた。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.

    "The fireworks began to light up the sky right at midnight."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Occurring at or happening around twelve o'clock at night.

    "She woke up craving a midnight snack."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'midniht', combining 'mid' (middle) and 'niht' (night). Historically used to denote the exact middle of the night, shifting over centuries to universally represent twelve o'clock at night.

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