Quadruple VS
Synonym Boundary: "夜", "よる", "百鬼夜行", "可惜夜"
All represent the core concept "night", but require precise selection.
Japanese Option A
夜
よる (yoru)
N5 / CEFR
Japanese Option B
よる
よる (yoru)
N5 / CEFR
Japanese Option C
百鬼夜行
ひゃっきやこう (hyakkiyakō)
N1 / CEFR
Japanese Option D
可惜夜
あたらよ
C2PLUS / CEFR
Quadruple VS Nuance Contrast & Social Differences
When expressing "night" in Japanese, you must carefully distinguish between "夜", "よる", "百鬼夜行", "可惜夜" based on context.
- 夜 (よる (yoru) - Level: N5): Maps to "night" and is used when Used to refer to the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise. Often used with '今晩.
- よる (よる (yoru) - Level: N5): Maps to "night" and is used when Refers to the time from evening till morning. Often used with specific times or actions at night..
- 百鬼夜行 (ひゃっきやこう (hyakkiyakō) - Level: N1): Maps to "night parade of one hundred demons/monsters; (metaphorical) a chaotic, unruly, or suspicious gathering of many people." and is used when Literally refers to a procession of yokai, but often used metaphorically to describe a chaotic, bewildering, or suspicious gathering of many strange people, sometimes with negative implications..
- 可惜夜 (あたらよ - Level: C2PLUS): Maps to "a night too beautiful to be wasted in sleep" and is used when Essential structural term in CEFR C2PLUS vocabulary syllabus..
Context for "夜"
夜、星がきれいです。
The stars are beautiful at night.
Context for "よる"
毎晩、夜に本を読みます。
Every evening, I read a book at night.
Context for "百鬼夜行"
夜の繁華街は、まるで百鬼夜行のようだった。
The downtown at night was like a night parade of a hundred demons.
Context for "可惜夜"
私は可惜夜に興味があります。
I am interested in a night too beautiful to be wasted in sleep.
Synonym Mastery Challenge
Which Japanese word perfectly fits this blank space?
Fill in the blank: " ＿＿＿ 、星がきれいです。" (Meaning: "The stars are beautiful at night.")
🎉 Correct Answer!
Remember: "夜" is correct here because it represents "night" in the context: "The stars are beautiful at night.".