乙夜

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term

Etymology [edit]

From itsu or otsu (, second) + ya (, night)

Noun [edit]

乙夜 (hiragana いつや, romaji itsuya)

  1. (archaic) second division of the night, about 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.; 2nd watch

乙夜 (hiragana おつや, romaji otsuya)

  1. about 10 p.m.
  2. (archaic) second division of the night, about 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.; 2nd watch