Word Meaning 夜通し

よどおし yodooshi

夜通し is read as よどおし (yodooshi) and means all night.

Meaning

English

  1. all night
  2. throughout the night

Reading

Kana

よどおし

Romaji

yodooshi

Writing Variants

  • 夜どおし よどおし yodooshi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Synonyms 朝まで,終夜,夜を徹して,夜っぴて,夜の目も寝ずに,夜もすがら Related Words 徹夜の,徹夜,オールナイト,深夜,深更,夜々中,夜中,ミッドナイト Rank 22264 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

通夜

つや

all-night vigil over a body

半通夜

はんつや

wake

お通夜

おつや

all-night vigil over a body

通夜振る舞い

つやぶるまい

dinner and drinks served after a wake

通夜見舞い

つやみまい

sending food to someone's house on the night of a wake

夜明かし

よあかし

staying up all night

夜更かし

よふかし

staying up late

dinner

夜行

やこう

night train

夜間

やかん

night

夜中

よなか

middle of the night

夜明け

よあけ

dawn

Example Sentences

10

I was up all night studying.

Let's make a night of it.

I cried all night long.

The dog kept barking all through the night.

I'll burn the midnight oil tonight.

The rain lasted through the night.

We drank all night.

The enemy kept up the attack all night.

She worked through the night.

Tom kept talking all night.