初夜
Chinese
initial; first; beginning; junior; basic | night | ||
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simp. and trad. (初夜) | 初 | 夜 |
Pronunciation
Noun
初夜
- first night (of sex); wedding night
- early evening
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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初 | 夜 |
しょ Grade: 4 | や Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Noun
初夜 (hiragana しょや, rōmaji shoya)
- the bridal (wedding) night
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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初 | 夜 |
Noun
初夜 • (choya) (hangeul 초야)
- Hanja form? of 초야 (“the bridal (wedding) night”).