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深夜 (しんや) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Meanings 1
noun, adverb
late at night ; midnight ; the wee hours
Refers to the deep night hours, typically from around midnight to dawn. Often used in compounds like 深夜営業 (late-night business) or 深夜番組 (late-night TV show).
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This convenience store is open even late at night.
Kanji 深 deep, heighten, intensify Similar words 夜よ 中なか 夜中 is a broader term for the middle of the night, while 深夜 specifically emphasizes the late-night hours, often with a nuance of quietness or after-midnight activity.
真ま 夜よ 中なか 真夜中 means exactly midnight or the dead of night, a more specific point in time compared to the wider time range of 深夜.
Etymology Compound of 深 (しん, 'deep') and 夜 (や, 'night'). The reading しん is the on'yomi of 深, and や is the on'yomi of 夜.