Word Meaning 夜話

よばなし yobanashi

夜話 is read as よばなし (yobanashi) and means book of informal essays.

Meaning

English

  1. book of informal essays
  2. evening tea party (starting around 6pm)
  3. night chat
  4. tale told at night

Reading

Kana

よばなし

Romaji

yobanashi

Writing Variants

  • 夜話 やわ yawa
  • 夜咄 よばなし yobanashi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 8378 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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武功夜話

ぶこうやわ

Bukouyawa (chronicle covering the Warring States to Momoyama periods, probably bogus)

dinner

夜行

やこう

night train

夜間

やかん

night

夜中

よなか

middle of the night

夜明け

よあけ

dawn

夜空

よぞら

night sky

夜学

やがく

night study

夜半

やはん

midnight

夜半

よわ

midnight

夜食

やしょく

supper