しゅく
夙
や
夜

noun, adverb

  1. from morning till night, day and night, always.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゅく
夙
や
夜
夙夜 しゅくや

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bright and early, long ago, early in life
シュク つとに はやい (Kentei Pre-1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ ガチ タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
night, evening
よる ヤ よ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)