Word Meaning 夜爪

よづめ yozume

夜爪 is read as よづめ (yozume) and means cutting one's nails at night (said to cause one to miss the deathbed of one's parents).

Meaning

English

  1. cutting one's nails at night (said to cause one to miss the deathbed of one's parents)

Reading

Kana

よづめ

Romaji

yozume

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 149381 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)

夜曲

やきょく

nocturne

夜遊び

よあそび

nightlife

夜間部

やかんぶ

night-school session

夜市

よいち

night market