夜半

やはん

Meanings

1. Noun middle of the night; dead of night

Kanji

• 夜 night. Read as ヤ.
• 半 half. Read as ハン.

Example sentences

• 我々はしゃべりづめで夜半まで起きていた。
  We sat up half the night just talking.
• 彼女は夜半までトイレでうつむいて吐いていた。
  She'd spent half the night with her head down the toilet throwing up.

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