中ちゅう夜や

noun

midnight period; midnight service

Buddhist term referring to the period around midnight, or a service held at that time. Cross-referenced with 六時, the six daily prayer times.

See also: 六時

• 中ちゅう夜やの勤ごん行ぎょうは深しん夜やに行おこなわれる。

  The midnight service is held late at night.

noun

winter solstice

Archaic term for the winter solstice. Modern Japanese uses 冬至.

• 古ふるい暦こよみでは、中ちゅう夜やは冬とう至じを指さすことがあった。

  In old calendars, 中夜 sometimes referred to the winter solstice.