Midnight

"Midnight" in Japanese

午前0時

gozen reiji

(12 o'clock at night exactly — see also twelve o'clock)

半夜

han'ya

(middle of the night)

夜中

yonaka

(middle of the night)

夜半

yahan

(middle of the night)

正子

shōshi

(12 o'clock at night exactly — see also twelve o'clock)

真夜中

mayonaka

(middle of the night)

真夜中

mayonaka

(12 o'clock at night exactly — see also twelve o'clock)

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