Word Meaning 白夜

びゃくや byakuya

白夜 is read as びゃくや (byakuya) and means night under the midnight sun.

Meaning

English

night under the midnight sun
white night (at extreme latitudes)
night during which the sun doesn't set

Reading

Kana

びゃくや

Romaji

byakuya

Writing Variants

白夜はくや hakuya

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 8217 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

白河夜船

しらかわよふね

being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one)

白紙

はくし

blank paper

白鳥

しらとり

white-feathered bird

白鳥

はくちょう

white-feathered bird

白色

しろいろ

white

白地

しろじ

blank

白黒

しろくろ

black and white

白銀

はくぎん

silver

白昼

はくちゅう

daytime

夜

よ

dinner

通夜

つや

all-night vigil over a body

一夜

いちや

one night

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びゃくや Byakuya