一夜(いちや)

いちや
noun
one night
1. one night; a single night
The duration of a single night, often with literary or dramatic connotations.
一夜(いちや)にして有名(ゆうめい)になった。
They became famous overnight.
一夜(いちや)の夢(ゆめ)のようだった。
It was like a dream that lasted one night.
一夜(いちや)限(かぎ)りのコンサートが開催(かいさい)された。
A one-night-only concert was held.

一夜(いちや) has a literary quality compared to 一晩(ひとばん).

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 一夜(いちや)にして: overnight (suddenly)
  • 一夜(いちや)限(かぎ)り: one night only
  • 一夜(いちや)の夢(ゆめ): a fleeting dream
  • 一夜(いちや)漬(づ)け: overnight pickling; cramming (studying intensely the night before)

COMPARISON:

  • 一夜(いちや): literary, formal, often dramatic
  • 一晩(ひとばん): everyday, conversational

「一夜(いちや)漬(づ)け」 has two meanings: (1) quick-pickled vegetables made overnight, and (2) cramming for an exam the night before.

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Added 2026.1.29 15:16
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