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    3. 夜更かし

    夜更かし

    夜よ更ふか​し​

    staying up late

    N1KMT10News #43+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab19 strokes

    夜更し夜ふかし

    よふかし

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    staying up late, sitting up late at night, keeping late hours

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    昨きの日うは夜よ更ふかしした。

    I stayed up late last night.

    KMT10Daily Life
    夜よ更ふかしは体からだに悪わるい。

    Staying up late is bad for your health.

    KMT10Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    試し験けん前まえはついつい夜よ更ふかしをしてしまう。

    I tend to stay up late before exams.

    KMT10EducationDaily Life
    週しゅう末まつは映えい画がを見みながら夜よ更ふかしするのが好すきだ。

    On weekends, I like to stay up late watching movies.

    KMT10Daily LifeMusic & Entertainment
    夜よ更ふかしのせいで、今きょ日うは一いち日にち中じゅう眠ねむかった。

    Because I stayed up late, I was sleepy all day today.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    夜
    よ・よる…(1)
    night・evening
    Kanji
    更
    さら・さら.に・ふ.ける・ふ.かす…(1)
    grow late・night watch・sit up late・of course・renew…(4)
    Kanji
    か
    ka
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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