1.
overnight pickling
Vegetables pickled quickly by salting and pressing overnight, rather than through long fermentation.
白菜の一夜漬けを作る。
To make overnight pickled Chinese cabbage.
一夜漬けは浅漬けの一種で、手軽に作れる。
Overnight pickles are a type of quick pickle and are easy to make.
夏はきゅうり}の{一夜漬けが冷たくておいしい。
In summer, overnight pickled cucumbers are cold and delicious.
2.
cramming; last-minute preparation
Studying or preparing intensively at the last minute, especially the night before an exam.
一夜漬けで試験に臨む。
To face an exam after cramming.
一夜漬けの勉強では本当の力はつかない。
You can't develop real ability from last-minute cramming.
毎回一夜漬けで乗り切ろうとするのは良くない習慣だ。
Trying to get by with cramming every time is a bad habit.
Literally "overnight pickling." The original meaning refers to a quick pickling method where vegetables are salted and pressed for just one night. The figurative sense of cramming for exams is extremely common among students and is the more frequently encountered meaning in everyday conversation.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 一夜漬けの勉強: last-minute studying
- 一夜漬けで済ませる: to get by with cramming
- 一夜漬けの知識: superficially crammed knowledge
- 白菜の一夜漬け: overnight pickled Chinese cabbage
USAGE:
The figurative sense carries a negative connotation, implying that the preparation is shallow and the knowledge will not last. Often used self-deprecatingly by students.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 浅漬け: lightly pickled vegetables — a broader category that includes 一夜漬け
- 付け焼き刃: hastily acquired skill — similar negative nuance of superficial preparation, but applies more broadly than just studying