よとぎ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of よとぎ – see the following entry.

【夜伽】

[noun] [1658] watching over someone overnight while they sleep (such as done by a nurse or a bodyguard)

[noun] [1658] a person who watches over someone overnight

[noun] [1754–75] a woman accompanying a man in sleep

[noun] [1920] an overnight vigil (as part of a funeral)

[verb] [1658] to watch over someone overnight while they sleep

[verb] [1754–75] of a woman, to accompany a man in sleep

[verb] [1920] to hold an overnight vigil (as part of a funeral)

(This term, よとぎ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)