昨夜は夜更かしして読書をした。

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昨夜 は 夜 更かし して 読書 を した 。

English Translation

I sat up reading till late last night.

Furigana

昨夜(さくや)は夜(よる)更(ふ)かしして読書(どくしょ)をした。

Romanji

Sakuya wa yoru fukashi shite dokusho o shita.

Words

夕べ (ゆうべ、ゆう、さくや)

evening; last night

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

読書 (どくしょ、とくしょ)

reading

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

Kanji

昨

Reading: サク

Meanings: yesterday, previous

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

読

Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み

Meaning: read

書

Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき

Meaning: write