夜遅く

Japanese
Kanji in this term
夜 遅
よる
Grade: 2		 おそ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
夜遲く (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 夜(よる) (yoru) + 遅(おそ)く (osoku, “adverbial form of 遅(おそ)い (osoi)”). Grammatically compare 遠(とお)く (tōku), and in formation, compare Korean 밤늦게 (bamneutge).

Noun

夜(よる)遅(おそ)く • (yoru-osoku) 

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