夜や中ちゅう

や

ちゅ

う

Meanings

during the night; at night

Refers to the nighttime period, often used adverbially. Note that 夜中 can also be read よなか, which is a different word meaning 'middle of the night'.

〈事こと〉が夜や中ちゅうに及およぶ(something) drags on into the night
会かい議ぎが夜や中ちゅうに及およんだ。
The meeting dragged on into the night.
〈人ひと〉が夜や中ちゅうに〈動どう詞し〉(someone) does something during the night
彼かれは夜や中ちゅうに働はたらくことが多おおい。
He often works during the night.

夜や間かんN3
夜間 is a formal, often official term for nighttime hours (e.g. in schedules or announcements), while 夜中 (やちゅう) is used more generally for 'during the night'.
深しん夜やN3
深夜 specifically points to the late-night hours (after midnight), whereas 夜中 (やちゅう) refers to the nighttime period more broadly.

日にっ中ちゅうN3
日中 means 'during the daytime', the direct opposite of 夜中 (やちゅう) 'during the night'.

夜よ中なかN3
Written identically, 夜中 read やちゅう means the general nighttime period, while 夜中 read よなか means the specific 'middle of the night'.

Compound of 夜 (ya, 'night') and 中 (chū, 'during'). The reading やちゅう is the on'yomi combination.

や

ちゅ

う

during the night; at night

Refers to the nighttime period, often used adverbially. Note that 夜中 can also be read よなか, which is a different word meaning 'middle of the night'.

〈事こと〉が夜や中ちゅうに及およぶ(something) drags on into the night
会かい議ぎが夜や中ちゅうに及およんだ。
The meeting dragged on into the night.
〈人ひと〉が夜や中ちゅうに〈動どう詞し〉(someone) does something during the night
彼かれは夜や中ちゅうに働はたらくことが多おおい。
He often works during the night.

夜や間かんN3
夜間 is a formal, often official term for nighttime hours (e.g. in schedules or announcements), while 夜中 (やちゅう) is used more generally for 'during the night'.
深しん夜やN3
深夜 specifically points to the late-night hours (after midnight), whereas 夜中 (やちゅう) refers to the nighttime period more broadly.

日にっ中ちゅうN3
日中 means 'during the daytime', the direct opposite of 夜中 (やちゅう) 'during the night'.

夜よ中なかN3
Written identically, 夜中 read やちゅう means the general nighttime period, while 夜中 read よなか means the specific 'middle of the night'.

Compound of 夜 (ya, 'night') and 中 (chū, 'during'). The reading やちゅう is the on'yomi combination.