Word Meaning 夜行

やぎょう yagyou

夜行 is read as やぎょう (yagyou) and means night travel.

Meaning

English

  1. night travel
  2. walking around at night
  3. night train
  4. nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.

Reading

Kana

やぎょう

Romaji

yagyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 100380 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

夜行動物

やこうどうぶつ

nocturnal animal

夜行バス

やこうばす

overnight bus

夜行性

やこうせい

nocturnality

夜行便

やこうびん

overnight flight

夜行列車

やこうれっしゃ

night train

百鬼夜行

ひゃっきやぎょう

nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.

深夜急行

しんやきゅうこう

midnight express (train, bus)

昼夜兼行

ちゅうやけんこう

around-the-clock

dinner

夜間

やかん

night

夜中

よなか

middle of the night

夜明け

よあけ

dawn

Example Sentences

4

The debate will happen tonight.

Cats are active at night.

Her birthday party will be given next evening.

The night bus service was suspended, so I decided to spend the night at my friend's house.