深夜 (しんや): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

深夜 (しんや) means late at night / midnight hours.

See example sentences below.

深夜 at a glance

深夜

しんやshin'ya

N2noun

late at night / midnight hours

深夜しんやshin'yaN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

late at night / midnight hours

Example 1

深夜に映画を見ました。

Translation

I watched a movie late at night.

Example 2

深夜のコンビニは静かです。

Translation

The convenience store is quiet late at night.