Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 夜這い(よばい) in Japanese

夜這い, 婚
Kana Reading
よばい
Romaji
yobai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    ancient practice of creeping at night into a woman's bedroom (lit: night crawling); stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit


Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

11 strokes

marriage

On'Yomi: コン

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 4

8 strokes

night, evening

On'Yomi: ヤ

Kun'Yomi: よ, よる

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10 strokes

crawl, creep, grovel, trail (vines)

On'Yomi: シャ, ゲン

Kun'Yomi: は.う, は.い, むか.える, この

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