Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 夜警(やけい) in Japanese

夜警
Kana Reading
やけい
Romaji
yakei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    night watchman
    Example sentence
    彼ら順番に4時間ずつ夜警立った They watched four hours at night in turn.

Examples of 夜警, やけい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

8 strokes

night, evening

On'Yomi: ヤ

Kun'Yomi: よ, よる

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JLPT 3

19 strokes

admonish, commandment

On'Yomi: ケイ

Kun'Yomi: いまし.める

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