"yobai" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Japanese 夜這い (literally “night crawling”) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|夜這い|lit=night crawling}} Japanese 夜這い (literally “night crawling”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} yobai (uncountable)
  1. (historical) An ancient Japanese custom in which a young unmarried man would go out at night and silently enter the house of a young unmarried woman for sexual intercourse, sometimes as a prelude to marriage. Tags: historical, uncountable Synonyms: night crawling Related terms: night hunting
    Sense id: en-yobai-en-noun-5t6PAnJY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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