Japanese

よどおし
Meaning: all night long; throughout the night
Part of Speech: Noun, Adverb

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Handwriting

夜
通
し

Example sentences

We ran all night and finally reached our destination.
焚き火を囲んで、旧友と夜通し語らう時間は格別だ。
The time spent talking all night with an old friend around a bonfire is exceptional.
春になると、野良猫たちが盛りがついて、夜通し鳴いている。
When spring comes, stray cats go into heat and cry all night long.
印刷所では古い輪転が夜通し動いていた。
At the print shop, an old rotary press was running all night.
彼らは金亀換酒の故事のように、夜通し語り合った。
They talked through the night, much like the story of exchanging a golden tortoise for wine.

Usage Notes

Used as an adverb or noun to indicate an action that continues from night until morning.

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