Word Meaning 夜鷹

よたか yotaka

夜鷹 is read as よたか (yotaka) and means grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus).

Meaning

English

  1. grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
  2. nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae)
  3. goatsucker
  4. soba vendors who walk around at night
  5. soba sold by these vendors
  6. streetwalker
  7. low class prostitute (Edo period)

Reading

Kana

よたか

Romaji

yotaka

Writing Variants

  • 蚊母鳥 ぶんぼちょう bumbochou
  • 蚊母鳥 よたか yotaka
  • 怪鴟 よたか yotaka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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アメリカ夜鷹

あめりかよたか

common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)

夜鷹蕎麦

よたかそば

ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)

夜討ち

ようち

night attack

夜桜

よざくら

cherry blossoms at night

夜会結び

やかいむすび

evening hairdo

夜宮

よみや

festival-eve vigil

夜郎自大

やろうじだい

throwing one's weight around without knowing one's limitations

夜凪

よなぎ

evening calm

夜間撮影

やかんさつえい

night photography

夜攻め

よぜめ

night attack