JLPT N3 · Daily routine

夜更かし

よふかし

staying up late

Stroke order of 夜更かし

4 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

夜 · 8 strokes更 · 7 strokesか · 3 strokes し · 1 strokes

Memory trick

夜 is a person under the evening moon 夕, 更 is a changing watch: the night changes but you stay up.

Parts: 夜 night + 更 further + かし kana

The characters in 夜更かし

夜よる — night (8 strokes)
かか — ka (3 strokes)
しし — shi (1 strokes)

Example sentence

夜更かしは体に悪いです。

よふかしはからだにわるいです。

Staying up late is bad for your body.

Words with 夜

昨夜last night 夜night 今夜tonight 夜空night sky 夜食late-night snack

Words with 更

更にfurthermore; even more

More words: Daily routine

日課daily routine 早起きgetting up early 歯磨きbrushing teeth; toothpaste 身支度getting ready; dressing 化粧makeup 髭beard; mustache 剃るto shave 通学commuting to school 帰宅returning home 昼寝nap 入浴bathing

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