(よふ)かし

よふかし
noun, suru-verb
staying up late; sitting up late at night
1. staying up late; sitting up late at night
The act of remaining awake past one's normal bedtime.
昨日(きのう)夜更(よふ)かししてしまった。
I ended up staying up late last night.
夜更(よふ)かしは(からだ)()くない。
Staying up late is not good for your body.
映画(えいが)()ていたら夜更(よふ)かしになってしまった。
I was watching a movie and ended up staying up late.

ETYMOLOGY:
() (night) + ()かし (staying late) - from ()かす (to stay up late)

RELATED SLEEP VOCABULARY:

  • 寝不足(ねぶそく) - lack of sleep
  • 二度寝(にどね) - going back to sleep
  • 徹夜(てつや) - pulling an all-nighter
  • 早寝早起(はやねはやお)き - early to bed, early to rise

COLLOCATIONS:

  • 夜更(よふ)かしをする - to stay up late
  • 夜更(よふ)かしが(つづ)く - staying up late continues
  • ついつい夜更(よふ)かししてしまう - to unintentionally stay up late