彼には夜更かしの癖がある。

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彼 に は 夜 更かし の 癖 が ある 。

English Translation

He is in the habit of staying up late at night.

Furigana

彼(かれ)には夜(よる)更(ふ)かしの癖(くせ)がある。

Romanji

Kare ni wa yoru fukashi no kuse ga aru.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

夜 (よる、よ)

evening; night

更かす (ふかす)

to sit up late

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

癖 (くせ、へき)

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism; crease; wrinkle; curl; kink

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

夜

Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる

Meanings: night, evening

更

Readings: コウ、 さら、 さら.に、 ふ.ける、 ふ.かす

Meanings: grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, again, more and more, further

癖

Readings: ヘキ、 くせ、 くせ.に

Meanings: mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink