甲夜

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Chinese

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1st heavenly stem; armour; shell night
simp. and trad.
(甲夜)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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甲夜

  1. (historical) first watch; of the five traditional night-watches, from around 7pm until 9pm.

Coordinate terms

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  • 乙夜 (yǐyè, “second watch”)
  • 丙夜 (bǐngyè, “third watch”)
  • 丁夜 (dīngyè, “fourth watch”)
  • 戊夜 (wùyè, “fifth watch”)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: S

Grade: 2
kan'on

Noun

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(こう)() (kōya

  1. (historical) first watch of the five night-watches, around 7–9 p.m.
    Hypernyms: 五更, 五夜
    Coordinate terms: 甲夜, 乙夜, 丙夜, 丁夜, 戊夜

Synonyms

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