Meaning of 一夜 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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一夜
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Kana Readingいちや, ひとや, ひとよ
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Romajiichiya, hitoya, hitoyo
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
- Meaning
- one night; all night; overnight; one evening
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Example Sentences
一夜, いちや, ひとや, ひとよ used in context
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若い男女が人里離れた洋館で恐怖の一夜を過ごすという、ホラーの定番スタイルだ。
This is a horror staple - young men and women spend a night of terror in an isolated house.
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The tourist asked for lodging for the night.
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They passed an uneasy night.
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They sat up all night.
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They spent the night on the beach.
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He sat up all night.
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