半はん夜や

noun, adverb

midnight

Refers to the middle of the night, often used in literary or formal contexts. As an adverb, it means 'at midnight'.

• 半はん夜やに目めが覚さめた。

  I woke up at midnight.

• 半はん夜やの鐘かねの音ねが聞きこえる。

  I can hear the midnight bell.