also: じょうや · ながよ
long night
Refers to a night that feels long, especially in poetic or literary contexts. Can be used as a noun or adverbially. Often contrasted with 短夜 (short night).
See also: 短夜
Morning came at the end of the long night.
He lamented the long night.
We talked through the night until dawn.
Standard kanji spelling; most common reading is ちょうや.
Alternate reading, less common than ちょうや.
Rare native-Japanese reading; mostly literary or archaic.
Compound of 長 (long) and 夜 (night). The reading ちょうや is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi; じょうや is a variant on'yomi; ながよ is the native Japanese kun'yomi reading, now rare.