夜遅く

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
よる
Grade: 2
おそ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
夜遲く (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From (よる) (yoru) + (おそ) (osoku, adverbial form of (おそ) (osoi)). Grammatically compare (とお) (tōku), and in formation, compare Korean 밤늦게 (bamneutge).

Noun

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(よる)(おそ) (yoru-osoku

  1. late at night
    夜遅(よるおそ)まで
    yoru-osoku made
    until late at night; late into the night
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