How to say 'All nighter' in Japanese | 徹夜

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The Japanese word for All nighter is 'Tetsuya', written as 徹夜 in Japanese.'All nighter' in hiragana is てつや.

word

徹夜

Meaning

All nighter

Reading

てつや

tetsuya

Kanji

徹Penetrate, Go through 夜Night

Explanation

The Japanese noun '徹夜 (てつや)' refers to staying up all night, often to complete work, study, or other tasks. It is commonly used in contexts where someone sacrifices sleep to meet a deadline or prepare for an event. For example: I pulled an all-nighter to finish the report「レポートを終わらせるために徹夜した」(レポートをおわらせるためにてつやした). He stayed up all night studying for the exam「彼は試験のために徹夜で勉強した」(かれはしけんのためにてつやでべんきょうした). The word can also imply exhaustion or a sense of urgency, depending on the context.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7264

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 徹夜

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

徹

Meaning

Penetrate, Go through

kanji

夜

Meaning

Night

Words Related to 徹夜 Through the Kanji 徹

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 徹 as well.

word

徹底

Meaning

Thoroughness

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徹底的

Meaning

Thorough

Words Related to 徹夜 Through the Kanji 夜

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 夜 as well.

word

夜

Meaning

Night

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今夜

Meaning

Tonight

word

夜中

Meaning

Midnight

word

昨夜

Meaning

Last night

word

深夜

Meaning

Late night

word

夜空

Meaning

Night sky

word

夜明け

Meaning

Dawn

word

月夜

Meaning

Moonlit night

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夜更かし

Meaning

Staying up late

word

真夜中

Meaning

Midnight

word

夜間

Meaning

Night

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'Tetsuya' means 'All nighter' .

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