完徹

Reading

Kana: かんてつ

Romaji: kantetsu

Definition

noun

1

all nighter; sleepless night

Note: from 完全な徹夜

Note: colloquialism; abbreviation

Kanji

完

Reading: カン

Meanings: perfect, completion, end

徹

Reading: テツ

Meanings: penetrate, clear, pierce, strike home, sit up (all night)

Example Sentence

おかげでほぼ完(かん)徹(てっ)だ。

➥Thanks to which I was up nearly all night.