misty moonlit night; hazy spring night
Poetic term for a spring night when the moon is veiled by thin mist. Often associated with the phrase 朧月夜.
See also: 朧月夜
The moon floating on a misty night feels somehow fantastical.
On a hazy spring night, I faintly heard the sounds of a festival in the distance.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; common in modern writing.
Rare variant with okurigana.
Compound of 朧 (oboro, 'hazy, misty') and 夜 (yo, 'night'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in classical Japanese poetry to evoke a spring night atmosphere.