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What does 夜行 (やこう, yakou) mean?

夜行 (やこう, yakou) means traveling at night; night train.

Quick facts
Readingやこう
Romajiyakou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
やこう
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyakou

traveling at night; night train

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive night travel; walking around at night
  2. 2noun night train
  3. 3noun nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.

Example sentences

  • Cats are nocturnal animals.

  • I went all the way to Osaka on a night bus.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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