夜 通(よどお)し

よどおし

adverb, noun

all night long, throughout the night

time-general

1. all night long, throughout the night, the whole night through

From evening until morning without stopping. Describes an activity that continues for the entire duration of the night.

夜通(よどお)し歩(ある)いた。

I walked all night long.

試験(しけん)前(まえ)に夜通(よどお)し勉強(べんきょう)した。

I studied all night before the exam.

赤(あか)ちゃんが夜通(よどお)し泣(な)いていたので、両親(りょうしん)はほとんど眠(ねむ)れなかった。

The baby cried all night long, so the parents could hardly sleep.

Usage

Used adverbially to modify verbs describing activities that last the entire night. Can also function as a noun (夜通(よどお)しの〜). Implies endurance or persistence.

Similar words

一晩中(ひとばんじゅう): all night long (more colloquial)
夜通(よどお)し: all night long (slightly more literary)
徹夜(てつや): staying up all night (emphasizes the act of not sleeping)

Common collocations

夜通(よどお)し働(はたら)く: to work all night
夜通(よどお)しの作業(さぎょう): all-night work
夜通(よどお)し語(かた)り明(あ)かす: to talk all through the night

Related Words

Synonym: 徹夜(てつや) (staying up all night)

Compare: 一晩中(ひとばんじゅう) (all night long)

Related: オールナイト (all-night)

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Added 2026.2.20 18:57 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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