Word Meaning 夜鳴き

よなき yonaki

夜鳴き is read as よなき (yonaki) and means calling at night (of a bird, etc.).

Meaning

English

calling at night (of a bird, etc.)
nocturnal song

Reading

Kana

よなき

Romaji

yonaki

Writing Variants

夜啼き よなき yonaki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 136351 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

夜鳴き蕎麦

よなきそば

ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)

夜働き

よばたらき

night work

夜泣き

よなき

crying (of an infant) at night

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