白夜

Chinese

 
white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
night
simp. and trad.
(白夜)
白 夜

Pronunciation


Noun

白夜

  1. the midnight sun
  2. (dialectal) daytime

Synonyms

  • (daytime):

See also

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
白 夜
びゃく
Grade: 1
や
Grade: 2
on’yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

白(びゃく)夜(や) • (byakuya) 

  1. the midnight sun
    白(びゃく)夜(や)の騎(き)士(し)ガイア
    Byakuya no Kishi Gaia
    Gaia, Knight of the Midnight Sun

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
白 夜
はく
Grade: 1
や
Grade: 2
on’yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

白(はく)夜(や) • (hakuya) 

  1. the midnight sun

See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
白夜

Noun

白夜 or 白夜 or 白夜 • (baegya or McCune-Reischauer: paegya or Yale: payk.ya) (hangeul 백야)

  1. Hanja form? of 백야 (“midnight sun”).
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