一晩中(ひとばんじゅう)

ひとばんじゅう
adverb, noun
all night long; throughout the night
1. all night long; throughout the night; the whole night
For the entire duration of the night, from evening to morning. Emphasizes that an action or state continued without interruption through the night.
一晩中(ひとばんじゅう)起(お)きていた。
I was awake all night long.
赤(あか)ちゃんが一晩中(ひとばんじゅう)泣(な)いていた。
The baby was crying throughout the night.
友達(ともだち)と一晩中(ひとばんじゅう)語(かた)り明(あ)かした思(おも)い出(で)がある。
I have memories of talking with friends all through the night.

Composed of 一晩(ひとばん) (one night) + 中(じゅう) (throughout). The suffix 〜中(じゅう) indicates the entire duration of a time period and is highly productive.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 一晩中(ひとばんじゅう)眠(ねむ)れなかった: couldn't sleep all night
  • 一晩中(ひとばんじゅう)起(お)きている: to stay up all night
  • 一晩中(ひとばんじゅう)騒(さわ)ぐ: to make noise all night

RELATED TIME + 中(じゅう) EXPRESSIONS:

  • 一日中(いちにちじゅう): all day long
  • 一年中(いちねんじゅう): all year round
  • 一週間中(いっしゅうかんじゅう): the entire week
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