戊夜

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Chinese

5th heavenly stem night
simp. and trad.
(戊夜)

Pronunciation


Noun

戊夜

  1. (historical) fifth watch; of the five traditional night-watches, from around 3am until 5am.

Coordinate terms

  • 甲夜 (jiǎyè, “first watch”)
  • 乙夜 (yǐyè, “second watch”)
  • 丙夜 (bǐngyè, “third watch”)
  • 丁夜 (dīngyè, “fourth watch”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō

Grade: 2
kan'on

Noun

()() (boya

  1. (historical) fifth watch of the five night-watches, around 3–5 a.m.
    Hypernyms: 五更, 五夜
    Coordinate terms: 甲夜, 乙夜, 丙夜, 丁夜, 戊夜

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