VocabJLPT N2
to reveal
Godan VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. to pass (the night)
  2. 2. to spend
  3. 3. to reveal
  4. 4. to prove
A verb meaning to reveal or disclose something hidden, such as a secret or one's true identity. It can also mean to stay up through the entire night, as in spending the whole night doing something.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

What started as waiting out the rain turned into spending the whole night under a shrine eave.

Sentence 2

Are you seriously planning to spend the night on a bench outside the station?

Sentence 3

Due to the accident, passengers spent the night inside the train.

Sentence 4

Is it truly necessary to spend the night over this decision?

Sentence 5

According to official records, the search party spent the night in a mountain hut.