Word Meaning 夜光

やこう yakou

夜光 is read as やこう (yakou) and means nocturnal luminescence.

Meaning

English

  1. nocturnal luminescence
  2. noctilucence

Reading

Kana

やこう

Romaji

yakou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 103895 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

夜光時計

やこうどけい

luminous watch

夜光雲

やこううん

noctilucent clouds

夜光虫

やこうちゅう

Noctiluca scintillans (luminescent species of dinoflagellate)

夜光塗料

やこうとりょう

luminous paint

夜景

やけい

night view

夜更かし

よふかし

staying up late

夜具

やぐ

bedding

夜更け

よふけ

late at night

夜勤

やきん

night shift

夜回り

よまわり

night watch

夜行性

やこうせい

nocturnality

夜逃げ

よにげ

running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt)