夜鳴き鶯
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 夜 | 鳴 | 鶯 |
| よ Grade: 2 | な Grade: 2 | うぐいす Hyōgaiji |
| kun’yomi | ||
Etymology
From 夜 (yo, “night”) + 鳴き (naki, stem of 鳴く (naku, “to sing; to chirp”)) + 鶯 (uguisu, “Japanese bush warbler”)
Noun
夜鳴き鶯 (hiragana よなきうぐいす, katakana ヨナキウグイス, rōmaji yonakiuguisu)
- Synonym of 小夜鳴き鳥 (sayo nakidori, “common nightingale”)