Word Meaning 百鬼夜行

ひゃっきやこう hyakkiyakou

百鬼夜行 is read as ひゃっきやこう (hyakkiyakou) and means nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc..

Meaning

English

nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.
veritable pandemonium
large number of people plotting and doing evil
creepy characters roaming about

Reading

Kana

ひゃっきやこう

Romaji

hyakkiyakou

Writing Variants

百鬼夜行 ひゃっきやぎょう hyakkiyagyou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 71612 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

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百十四銀行

ひゃくじゅうしぎんこう

The Hyakujushi Bank

百五銀行

ひゃくごぎんこう

Hyakugo Bank

百行

ひゃっこう

all acts

昼夜兼行

ちゅうやけんこう

around-the-clock

百夜

ももよ

many nights

夜行

やこう

night train

深夜急行

しんやきゅうこう

midnight express (train, bus)

鬼百合

おにゆり

tiger lily (Lilium lancifolium)

断じて行えば鬼神も之を避く

だんじておこなえばきしんもこれをさく

where there's a will, there's a way

夜行性

やこうせい

nocturnality

夜行動物

やこうどうぶつ

nocturnal animal

夜行便

やこうびん

overnight flight

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百鬼夜行抄 Hyakki Yakoushou