聖夜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聖	夜
せい Grade: 6	や Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From 聖(せい) (sei, “saint; holy”) + 夜(や) (ya, “night”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せーや [séꜜèyà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːja̠]

Proper noun

聖(せい)夜(や) • (Seiya) ^{←せいや (Seiya)?}

1. Christmas Eve

Synonyms

• クリスマスイブ (Kurisumasu Ibu)

Derived terms

• 性夜(せいや) (Seiya)