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良夜 (りょうや) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

良りょう夜や

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Meanings

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noun

moonlit night

A poetic or literary term for a beautiful night with moonlight.

良りょう夜やに庭にわを散さん歩ぽするのは気き持もちがいい。
It feels nice to take a walk in the garden on a moonlit night.

Kanji

良good, pleasing, skilled
夜night, evening

Similar words

月つき夜よ
月夜 is the common word for 'moonlit night'; 良夜 is a more literary and elegant expression.

Etymology

Compound of 良 (good) and 夜 (night), literally 'good night', used poetically to refer to a moonlit night.