Word Meaning 通夜

つや tsuya

通夜 is read as つや (tsuya) and means all-night vigil over a body.

Meaning

English

  1. all-night vigil over a body
  2. wake

Reading

Kana

つや

Romaji

tsuya

Writing Variants

  • 通夜 つうや tsuuya

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 644 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

通夜ぶるまい

つやぶるまい

dinner and drinks served after a wake

半通夜

はんつや

wake

お通夜

おつや

all-night vigil over a body

通夜見舞い

つやみまい

sending food to someone's house on the night of a wake

夜通し

よどおし

all night

通り

どおり

Street

通行

つうこう

common usage

通話

つうわ

counter for telephone calls of a set duration

通知

つうち

notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)

通学

つうがく

commuting to school

通る

とおる

to be straight (e.g. wood grain)

通行止め

つうこうどめ

closure (of a road)

Example Sentences

1

Trang's party was as much fun as a funeral wake.