夜来香

See also: 夜來香

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 夜来香 – see 夜來香 (“fragrance of [the] night; tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 夜來香).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
夜	来	香
イエ Grade: 2	ライ Grade: 2	シャン Grade: 4
irregular

Alternative spelling
夜來香 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Mandarin 夜來香／夜来香 (yèláixiāng).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) イエラ​イシャン [ìéráꜜìshàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ie̞ɾa̠iɕã̠ɴ]

Noun

夜(イエ)来(ライ)香(シャン) • (ieraishan) 

1. (informal) Synonym of 月下香 (gekkakō): the tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa
   • 1950, “Tuberose”, Takao Saeki (lyrics), Li Jinguang (music), performed by Yoshiko Yamaguchi:

     あわれ春(はる)風(かぜ)に　嘆(なげ)くうぐいすよ
     月(つき)に切(せつ)なくも　匂(にお)う夜(イエ)来(ライ)香(シャン)　この香(かお)りよ

     aware harukaze ni nageku uguisu yo
     tsuki ni setsunaku mo niou ieraishan kono kaori yo

     The depressing spring wind brings the warbler[’s song of] lament.
     The smell of this tuberose’s perfume brings [me] pain under the moon.