"初夜" meaning in Japanese

See 初夜 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: 初夜 [canonical] (ruby: (しょ), ()), shoya [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|しょや}} 初(しょ)夜(や) • (shoya)
  1. the bridal (wedding) night
    Sense id: en-初夜-ja-noun-sG3WW~63 Categories (other): Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 59 41 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 54 46
  2. first watch
    Sense id: en-初夜-ja-noun-cZmt38P3 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 36 3 26 2 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 1 26 1 36 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 14 86 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 8 92 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 54 46 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 15 85 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 12 88
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the bridal (wedding) night"
      ],
      "id": "en-初夜-ja-noun-sG3WW~63",
      "links": [
        [
          "bridal",
          "bridal"
        ],
        [
          "wedding",
          "wedding"
        ],
        [
          "night",
          "night"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "36 1 26 1 36",
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        },
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          "_dis": "5 95",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "8 92",
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        },
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          "_dis": "54 46",
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          "_dis": "15 85",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "first watch",
          "first watch"
        ]
      ]
    }
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  "word": "初夜"
}
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    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms read with on'yomi",
    "Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 初 read as しょ",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 夜 read as や",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      ],
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          "bridal",
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          "wedding",
          "wedding"
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        [
          "night",
          "night"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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          "first watch"
        ]
      ]
    }
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