びゃ

noun

  1. night under the midnight sun, white night (at extreme latitudes), night during which the sun doesn't set.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
びゃ
白夜 びゃくや
白夜 はくや

Contained Kanji Breakdown

white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
night, evening
よる ヤ よ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)