一夜漬け

いちやづけ

Also written 一夜漬

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive last-minute cramming; overnight cramming
2. Noun (vegetables) pickled just overnight (original meaning)

Kanji

• 一 one. Read as イチ.
• 夜 night
• 漬 pickle. Read as づけ.

Example sentences

• 来週から中間テストだ。一夜漬けじゃ、太刀打ちできない問題ばかりだぞ。今日から始めろよ。
  Midterm exams start next week. Just cramming the night before won't get you ready. There'll be a lot of tough questions. You should start studying today.
• 学生時代のテストはいつも一夜漬けでした。
  I always crammed for my tests overnight when I was a student.

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