"真夜中" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ma̠jo̞na̠ka̠] Forms: 真夜中 [canonical] (ruby: (), (), (なか)), mayonaka [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 真 (ma, “real, true”) + 夜 (yo, “night”) + 中 (naka, “middle”). Also analyzable as 真 (ma, “real, true”) + 夜中 (yonaka, “middle of the night”). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|真|夜|中|sort=まよなか|t1=real, true|t2=night|t3=middle|tr1=ma|tr2=yo|tr3=naka}} 真 (ma, “real, true”) + 夜 (yo, “night”) + 中 (naka, “middle”), {{compound|ja|真|夜中|sort=まよなか|t1=real, true|t2=middle of the night|tr1=ma|tr2=yonaka}} 真 (ma, “real, true”) + 夜中 (yonaka, “middle of the night”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|まよなか}} 真(ま)夜(よ)中(なか) • (mayonaka)
  1. midnight Wikipedia link: ja:大辞林, ja:松村明 Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: 深夜

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