noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
night attendance; watching over someone through the night
Refers to a guard, nurse, or attendant staying awake all night to care for or watch over someone. Often used in historical or formal contexts.
病床の主君の夜伽を命じられた。
He was ordered to attend his bedridden lord through the night.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
sleeping with a man (at his bidding)
Historical or literary term for a woman spending the night with a man at his request, often in a courtesan or servant context.
遊女が客の夜伽をする。
A courtesan sleeps with a client at his bidding.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
overnight vigil before burial
Traditional practice of staying awake all night with the deceased before the funeral. Now largely replaced by 通夜 (つや).
昔は、遺体のそばで夜伽をする風習があった。
In the past, there was a custom of keeping an overnight vigil beside the body.