Yonabe (夜なべ – Nightwork)
Yonabe
夜なべ
Now I’m doing my work, which is called “yonabe” (夜なべ).
私は今、「夜なべ」しています。
“Yonabe” means a work that is done in the middle of the night.
「夜なべ」とは、夜中に行う仕事のことを意味します。
The “yo” (夜) means “night,” but there are several theories about what the “nabe” (なべ) means.
「夜」は “night” を意味しますが、「なべ」が何を意味するかについては幾つかの説が存在します。
The most accepted theory says that the “nabe” is written in kanji as”鍋,” which means a one pot dish.
最も有力な説は、「なべ」を「鍋」と考えたものです。
According to this theory, the word “yonabe” comes from the fact that people work at night while eating “nabe” (one pot dish).
この説では、夜に鍋を食べながら仕事をしたことが「夜なべ」の語源であるとしています。
Also, another theory says that “nabe” is written in kanji as “延べ,” which means “extension” — this implies that your work is extended until night.
また、「なべ」を「延べ」と考え、仕事が夜遅くまで延びたことが「夜なべ」の語源と考える説もあります。
