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There are 84 total results for your midnight search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

午夜

see styles
wǔ yè
    wu3 ye4
wu yeh

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Midnight
midnight

真夜中

see styles
 mayonaka
    まよなか

More info & calligraphy:

Midnight
(n,adv) dead of night; midnight; (female given name) Sayana

半夜

see styles
bàn yè
    ban4 ye4
pan yeh
 hanya
    はんや
midnight; in the middle of the night
(n,adv) midnight

夜半

see styles
yè bàn
    ye4 ban4
yeh pan
 yahan; yowa
    やはん; よわ
midnight
(n,adv) midnight; dead of night; (given name) Yahan
midnight

零時


零时

see styles
líng shí
    ling2 shi2
ling shih
 reiji / reji
    れいじ
midnight; zero hour
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon

see styles
hài
    hai4
hai
 i
    い
12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar; ancient Chinese compass point: 330°
(1) the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; (2) (obsolete) (See 亥の刻) hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); (3) (obsolete) north-northwest; (4) (obsolete) tenth month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Gai

see styles
zi
    zi5
tzu
 ne
    ね
(noun suffix)
(1) the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 子の刻) hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am); (3) (obsolete) north; (4) (obsolete) eleventh month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Nene
kumāra; son; seed; sir; 11-1 midnight.

see styles

    qi1
ch`i
    chi
 go
    ご
a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2]
(1) time; moment; limit; (2) time of death; last moment; (3) (archaism) midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period; (surname) Ki
A set time; a limit of time; times, seasons; to expect.

三更

see styles
sān gēng
    san1 geng1
san keng
 sankou / sanko
    さんこう
third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old); midnight; also pr. [san1 jin1]
third watch of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am); (place-name) Mifuke

中夜

see styles
zhōng yè
    zhong1 ye4
chung yeh
 chuuya / chuya
    ちゅうや
(1) {Buddh} (See 六時) midnight period; midnight service; (2) (archaism) winter solstice; (surname) Nakaya
midnight

中更

see styles
 chuukou / chuko
    ちゅうこう
middle watch; 12 midnight-2am

兜魚

see styles
 kabutouo / kabutoo
    かぶとうお
(1) (kana only) large-headed midnight fish (Poromitra crassiceps); (2) armored fish; armoured fish

六時


六时

see styles
liù shí
    liu4 shi2
liu shih
 rokuji
    ろくじ
(1) six o'clock; (2) (Buddhist term) six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
The six 'hours' or periods in a day, three for night and three for day, i. e. morning noon, evening; night, midnight, and dawn. Also, the six divisions of the year, two each of spring, summer, and winter.

冑魚

see styles
 kabutouo / kabutoo
    かぶとうお
(1) (kana only) large-headed midnight fish (Poromitra crassiceps); (2) armored fish; armoured fish

半宵

see styles
 hanshou / hansho
    はんしょう
midnight

四上

see styles
sì shàng
    si4 shang4
ssu shang
 shijō
The four times a day of going up to worship— daybreak, noon, evening, and midnight.

夜宵

see styles
yè xiāo
    ye4 xiao1
yeh hsiao
 yayoi
    やよい
midnight snack
(female given name) Yayoi

夜食

see styles
 yashoku
    やしょく
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack

子夜

see styles
zǐ yè
    zi3 ye4
tzu yeh
midnight

宵夜

see styles
xiāo yè
    xiao1 ye4
hsiao yeh
midnight snack; late-night snack

後夜


后夜

see styles
hòu yè
    hou4 ye4
hou yeh
 goya
    ごや
(1) period from midnight until the early morning; (2) (See 寅の刻) around 4am
The third division of the night.

正子

see styles
zhèng zǐ
    zheng4 zi3
cheng tzu
 shoushi / shoshi
    しょうし
positron; also called 正電子|正电子[zheng4 dian4 zi3]
midnight; (surname) Masago

深更

see styles
 shinkou / shinko
    しんこう
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight

白夜

see styles
bái yè
    bai2 ye4
pai yeh
 byakuya; hakuya
    びゃくや; はくや
white night
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set; (given name) Byakuya

轉鐘


转钟

see styles
zhuǎn zhōng
    zhuan3 zhong1
chuan chung
past midnight

零點


零点

see styles
líng diǎn
    ling2 dian3
ling tien
midnight; to order à la carte; (math.) zero of a function
See: 零点

頂辺

see styles
 tehen
    てへん
    teppen
    てっぺん
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) (kana only) top; summit; apex; peak; (2) (kana only) (obscure) top of one's head; top of a helmet; (top of) scalp; crown; (1) (kana only) top; summit; apex; peak; (2) (kana only) (slang) twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); (3) (kana only) (obscure) top of one's head; top of a helmet; (top of) scalp; crown

上半夜

see styles
shàng bàn yè
    shang4 ban4 ye4
shang pan yeh
first half of the night; time before midnight

九つ時

see styles
 kokonotsudoki
    ここのつどき
(archaism) (See 九つ・3) (approx.) twelve o'clock (am or pm, old time system); noon; midnight

亥の刻

see styles
 inokoku
    いのこく
(exp,n) (archaism) hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)

前半夜

see styles
qián bàn yè
    qian2 ban4 ye4
ch`ien pan yeh
    chien pan yeh
first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)

十二時

see styles
 juuniji / juniji
    じゅうにじ
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight

十二獸


十二兽

see styles
shí èr shòu
    shi2 er4 shou4
shih erh shou
 jūnishū
The twelve animals for the "twelve horary branches" with their names, hours, and the Chinese transliterations of their Sanskrit equivalents; v. 大集經 23 and 56. There are also the thirty-six animals, three for each hour. The twelve are: Serpent 蛇 巳, 9-11 a.m. 迦若; Horse 馬午, 11-1 noon 兜羅; Sheep 羊未, 1―3 p.m. 毘梨支迦; Monkey 猴申, 3-5 p.m. 檀尼毘; Cock 鶏酉, 5-7 p.m. 摩迦羅; Dog 大戌, 7-9 p.m. 鳩槃; Boar 豕亥, 9-11 p.m.彌那; Rat 鼠子, 11-1 midnight 彌沙; Ox 牛丑 1-3 a.m. 毘利沙; Tiger (or Lion) 虎寅, 3―5 a.m. 彌倫那; Hare 兎卯, 5-7 a.m. 羯迦吒迦; Dragon 龍辰, 7-9 a.m 絲阿.

午前様

see styles
 gozensama
    ごぜんさま
(exp,n) (See 御前様・ごぜんさま) coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight

夜々中

see styles
 yoruyonaka
    よるよなか
(temporal noun) midnight

夜逃げ

see styles
 yonige
    よにげ
(n,vs,vi) running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act

大禍時

see styles
 oomagatoki
    おおまがとき
(expression) (See 逢う魔が時) twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)

子の刻

see styles
 nenokoku
    ねのこく
(exp,n) (archaism) hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am)

子の時

see styles
 nenotoki
    ねのとき
midnight

小夜中

see styles
 sayonaka
    さよなか
(n,adv) (archaism) midnight; dead of night

時媚鬼


时媚鬼

see styles
shí mèi guǐ
    shi2 mei4 gui3
shih mei kuei
 jimi ki
(or 精媚鬼) One of the three classes of demons; capable of changing at the 子 zi hour (midnight) into the form of a rat, boy, girl, or old, sick person.

美容覺


美容觉

see styles
měi róng jiào
    mei3 rong2 jiao4
mei jung chiao
beauty sleep (before midnight)

開夜車


开夜车

see styles
kāi yè chē
    kai1 ye4 che1
k`ai yeh ch`e
    kai yeh che
to burn the midnight oil; to work late into the night

開門炮


开门炮

see styles
kāi mén pào
    kai1 men2 pao4
k`ai men p`ao
    kai men pao
firecrackers set off at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day (a Chinese tradition)

黑夜神

see styles
hēi yè shén
    hei1 ye4 shen2
hei yeh shen
Kālarātri, also 黑夜天; 黑闇天; 闇夜天; one of the three queens of Yama, who controls midnight.

ゼロ時間

see styles
 zerojikan
    ゼロじかん
midnight

丑三つ時

see styles
 ushimitsudoki
    うしみつどき
(1) dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; (2) (See 丑の刻) third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)

俾夜作晝


俾夜作昼

see styles
bǐ yè zuò zhòu
    bi3 ye4 zuo4 zhou4
pi yeh tso chou
lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil; work especially hard

午前零時

see styles
 gozenreiji / gozenreji
    ごぜんれいじ
midnight; 12am

挑燈夜戰


挑灯夜战

see styles
tiǎo dēng yè zhàn
    tiao3 deng1 ye4 zhan4
t`iao teng yeh chan
    tiao teng yeh chan
to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night; to burn the midnight oil

深夜急行

see styles
 shinyakyuukou / shinyakyuko
    しんやきゅうこう
midnight express (train, bus)

深夜番組

see styles
 shinyabangumi
    しんやばんぐみ
late-night show; midnight broadcast

漸深海帯

see styles
 zenshinkaitai
    ぜんしんかいたい
bathyal zone; midnight zone; bathypelagic

焚膏繼晷


焚膏继晷

see styles
fén gāo jì guǐ
    fen2 gao1 ji4 gui3
fen kao chi kuei
to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day

聚螢映雪


聚萤映雪

see styles
jù yíng yìng xuě
    ju4 ying2 ying4 xue3
chü ying ying hsüeh
lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background; burning the midnight oil

逢魔が刻

see styles
 oumagatoki / omagatoki
    おうまがとき
(expression) twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)

逢魔が時

see styles
 oumagatoki / omagatoki
    おうまがとき
(expression) twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)

逢魔ヶ刻

see styles
 oumagatoki / omagatoki
    おうまがとき
(expression) twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)

逢魔ヶ時

see styles
 oumagatoki / omagatoki
    おうまがとき
(expression) twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)

黑天半夜

see styles
hēi tiān bàn yè
    hei1 tian1 ban4 ye4
hei t`ien pan yeh
    hei tien pan yeh
lit. the black sky of midnight; very late at night (idiom)

ヴァンプ2

see styles
 anputsuu / anputsu
    ヴァンプツー
(work) Vampire At Midnight (film); (wk) Vampire At Midnight (film)

カブトウオ

see styles
 kabutouo / kabutoo
    カブトウオ
(1) (kana only) large-headed midnight fish (Poromitra crassiceps); (2) armored fish; armoured fish

Variations:
兜魚
冑魚

see styles
 kabutouo; kabutouo / kabutoo; kabutoo
    かぶとうお; カブトウオ
(1) (kana only) large-headed midnight fish (Poromitra crassiceps); (2) (See 甲冑魚) armored fish; armoured fish

Variations:
六時
6時

see styles
 rokuji
    ろくじ
(1) six o'clock; (2) (六時 only) {Buddh} (See 晨朝,日中・1,日没,初夜,中夜,後夜・1) six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)

逢う魔が刻

see styles
 oumagatoki / omagatoki
    おうまがとき
(expression) twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)

逢う魔が時

see styles
 oumagatoki / omagatoki
    おうまがとき
(expression) twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)

逢う魔ヶ刻

see styles
 oumagatoki / omagatoki
    おうまがとき
(expression) twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)

逢う魔ヶ時

see styles
 oumagatoki / omagatoki
    おうまがとき
(expression) twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)

ダークスーツ

see styles
 daakusuutsu / dakusutsu
    ダークスーツ
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)

ミッドナイト

see styles
 middonaito
    ミッドナイト
midnight

Variations:
12時
十二時

see styles
 juuniji / juniji
    じゅうにじ
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight

ダーク・スーツ

see styles
 daaku suutsu / daku sutsu
    ダーク・スーツ
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)

Variations:
夜々中
夜夜中

see styles
 yoruyonaka
    よるよなか
(n,adv) midnight

Variations:
天辺(P)
頂辺

see styles
 teppen(p); tehen(ok); teppei(天辺)(ok) / teppen(p); tehen(ok); teppe(天辺)(ok)
    てっぺん(P); てへん(ok); てっぺい(天辺)(ok)
(1) (kana only) top; summit; apex; peak; (2) (てっぺん only) (kana only) (slang) (often in てっぺんを回る or てっぺん回る) twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); (3) (kana only) (esp. 頂辺 when in kanji) top of one's head; top of a helmet; (top of) scalp; crown

Variations:
零時(P)
0時

see styles
 reiji / reji
    れいじ
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon

ミッドナイトショー

see styles
 middonaitoshoo
    ミッドナイトショー
midnight show

ミッドナイトブルー

see styles
 middonaitoburuu / middonaitoburu
    ミッドナイトブルー
midnight blue

ミッドナイト・ショー

see styles
 middonaito shoo
    ミッドナイト・ショー
midnight show

ミッドナイト・ブルー

see styles
 middonaito buruu / middonaito buru
    ミッドナイト・ブルー
midnight blue

Variations:
ダークスーツ
ダーク・スーツ

see styles
 daakusuutsu; daaku suutsu / dakusutsu; daku sutsu
    ダークスーツ; ダーク・スーツ
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)

Variations:
ミッドナイトショー
ミッドナイト・ショー

see styles
 middonaitoshoo; middonaito shoo
    ミッドナイトショー; ミッドナイト・ショー
midnight show

Variations:
ミッドナイトブルー
ミッドナイト・ブルー

see styles
 middonaitoburuu; middonaito buruu / middonaitoburu; middonaito buru
    ミッドナイトブルー; ミッドナイト・ブルー
midnight blue

Variations:
逢魔が時
逢魔が刻
逢魔時
逢魔ヶ刻
逢魔ヶ時
逢う魔が時
逢う魔が刻
逢う魔ヶ時
逢う魔ヶ刻

see styles
 oumagatoki / omagatoki
    おうまがとき
(expression) (See 大禍時) twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)

Variations:
丑三つ時
丑満時(ateji)(rK)
丑三つどき(sK)
丑三時(sK)
うしみつ時(sK)
丑みつ時(sK)

see styles
 ushimitsudoki
    うしみつどき
(1) dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; (2) (See 丑の刻) third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 84 results for "midnight" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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