夜型(よるがた)

よるがた
noun
night owl; night person
daily-lifetime-general
1. night owl; night person; someone who is more active at night
Describes a person whose natural rhythm or lifestyle tends toward being active late at night. The opposite is 朝型 (morning person).
私(わたし)は夜型(よるがた)だ。
I'm a night owl.
夜型(よるがた)の生活(せいかつ)を続(つづ)けている。
I've been keeping a night-owl lifestyle.
夜型(よるがた)から朝型(あさがた)に切(き)り替(か)えるのは簡単(かんたん)ではない。
Switching from being a night owl to a morning person is not easy.

Describes a person or lifestyle pattern oriented toward nighttime activity. Formed from 夜(よる) (night) + 型(がた) (type/pattern).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 朝型(あさがた): morning person — the opposite pattern, someone who rises early and is most productive in the morning
  • 夜更(よふ)かし: staying up late — refers to the act of staying up rather than a lifestyle type

Related Words

Antonym: 朝型(あさがた) (morning person)
Compare: 夜更(よふ)かし (staying up late)
Compare: 昼型(ひるがた) (daytime type)
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