夜半

Chinese

night
half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
simp. and trad.
(夜半)
anagram 半夜

Pronunciation


Noun

夜半

  1. (literary) midnight

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Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
はん
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) はん [yàháń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ja̠hã̠ɴ]

Noun

()(はん) • (yahan

  1. midnight

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 2
kun'yomi irregular

Pronunciation

Noun

()() • (yowaよは (yofa)?

  1. midnight

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002), 日本国語大辞典 第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN