昼夜 – vocab dash

昼ちゅう夜や

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Meanings

Noun

Adverb

No-adjective

1. day and night

Kanji used

Pitch accent

ちゅうや

Used in vocabulary

whole day and night; 24 hours

Noun

around-the-clock; (working) day and night

Noun

women's obi with a different colour on each side (originally black and white)

Noun

one's days and nights being reversed

Noun

Examples5

警けい察さつが墜つい落らく事じ故この原げん因いんを昼ちゅう夜や休やすむことなく調ちょう査さしている。

The police are investigating the cause of the crash around the clock.

彼かれは金かね持もちになるために昼ちゅう夜や働はたらいた。

He worked day and night so that he might become rich.

彼かれは会かい社しゃのために昼ちゅう夜やの別べつなく働はたらいた。

He worked day and night in the interest of his firm.

販はん売ばい係がかりの職しょく員いんは全ぜん部ぶ一いっ週しゅう間かん昼ちゅう夜やぶっ通とおしで働はたらいた。

The entire sales staff has worked around the clock for a week.

彼かれらは昼ちゅう夜や休やすみなく働はたらいた。

They worked around the clock.