乙夜

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Chinese

2nd heavenly stem night
simp. and trad.
(乙夜) 		乙 夜

Pronunciation

Noun

乙夜

  1. (historical) second watch; of the five traditional night-watches, from around 9pm until 11pm.

Coordinate terms

  • 甲夜 (jiǎyè, “first watch”)
  • 丙夜 (bǐngyè, “third watch”)
  • 丁夜 (dīngyè, “fourth watch”)
  • 戊夜 (wùyè, “fifth watch”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乙 夜
いつ
Grade: S 		や
Grade: 2
kan’on
Kanji in this term
乙 夜
おつ
Grade: S 		や
Grade: 2
goon kan’on

Etymology

From itsu or otsu (乙, second) + ya (夜, night).

Noun

乙(いつ)夜(や) or 乙(おつ)夜(や) • (itsuya or otsuya) 

  1. (historical) second watch of the five night-watches, around 9pm-11pm
    Hypernyms: 五更, 五夜
    Coordinate terms: 甲夜, 乙夜, 丙夜, 丁夜, 戊夜

Synonyms

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