also: やわ
noun
night chat; tale told at night
A conversation or story shared during the night. Often implies a relaxed, intimate atmosphere.
旅館で友達と夜話に花を咲かせた。
At the inn, I had a lively night chat with my friends.
noun
evening tea party (starting around 6pm)
Only with reading よばなし
A tea gathering held in the early evening, typically starting around 6pm. Specific to tea ceremony contexts.
今度の茶会は夜話の形式で行われます。
The next tea gathering will be held as an evening tea party.
noun, noun, used as a suffix
book of informal essays
Only with reading やわ
A literary genre of informal essays or miscellaneous writings, often used in book titles. Read as やわ.
『江戸夜話』は江戸の風俗を描いた随筆集だ。
'Edo Night Tales' is a collection of essays depicting Edo-period customs.
Rare kanji variant for よばなし. 咄 is an uncommon character for 'talk'.
Search-only form mixing kanji and kana; not a standard spelling.
Compound of 夜 (yo, 'night') and 話 (hanashi, 'talk, story'). The reading やわ is a rare Sino-Japanese variant.