夜中

夜中

Midnight; middle of the night.

In this sentence, '夜中' is used to refer to the period of late-night hours when usually people are asleep.

昨日の夜中に目が覚めました。

I woke up in the middle of the night yesterday.

Here, '夜中' highlights the characteristic peace and quiet associated with late-night hours.

夜中の静けさが好きです。

I like the quietness of the middle of the night.

Here, '夜中' indicates the boundary of late-night hours until which the action occurred.

夜中まで勉強をしていました。

I was studying until the middle of the night.