夜中

よなか · also やちゅう、よじゅう

middle of the night; dead of night; during the night; at night

JLPT N3 common word Also written 夜なか、夜じゅう

Meaning

nadv
middle of the night; dead of night
nadv
during the night; at night
nadv
all night; the whole night

Example sentences

夏休みの間、私は夜中に夕食を食べていた。

During summer breaks, I ate dinner at midnight.
あ、みんなには内緒だよ？寮を夜中に抜け出すのは厳罰だからね？

Oh, that's a secret, OK? Because slipping out of the dorm in the night is severely punished.
夜中過ぎに起きました。

We woke up after midnight.