(よるがた)

よるがた
noun
night owl; night person
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).
(わたし)夜型(よるがた)だ。
I'm a night owl.
夜型(よるがた)生活(せいかつ)(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)()()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 (よる) (night) + (がた) (type/pattern).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 夜型(よるがた)(ひと): night person
  • 夜型(よるがた)生活(せいかつ): night-owl lifestyle
  • 夜型(よるがた)なる(なる): to become a night owl
  • 夜型(よるがた)から朝型(あさがた)()える: to change from night owl to morning person

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