Word details

夜伽

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 夜伽.

Dictionary

Entry

夜伽よとぎNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #48159
1

attending someone through the night (of a guard, nurse)

2

sleeping with a man (at his bidding)

3

overnight vigil before burial

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

夜

night, evening

8 strokesFrequency 487JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ヤ

Kun

よよる
伽

nursing, attending, entertainer

7 strokesFrequency 2,323JLPT N1Grade 9

On

カガキャギャ

Kun

とぎ

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