夜学
Meanings
1
night school; evening school; evening class
Refers to schooling or classes held in the evening, often for people who work during the day. Common in phrases such as 夜学に通う.
He works during the day and attends night school.
I studied English and bookkeeping at evening classes.
2
night study; studying at night
Use for the activity of studying at night rather than attending an evening school. This sense is less common in modern everyday speech, where 夜に勉強する is usually more direct.
For the week before the exam, he studied hard at night.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉の夜学に通うto attend a night school (at a place)
He attends night school while working.
- 夜学で〈事〉を学ぶto study something at night school
She is studying bookkeeping at night school.
- 夜学を卒業するto graduate from night school
He graduated from night school and got a job.