Japanese symbol for “nocturne”
夜曲
やきょく
Romaji: yakyoku
nocturne
In Japanese, nocturne is 夜曲, read やきょく (yakyoku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n nocturne
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “nocturne”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夜想曲 | やそうきょく yasoukyoku | nocturne |
| ノクターン | ノクターン nokutaan | nocturne |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今夜 | こんや kon'ya | this evening; tonight |
| 夜間 | やかん yakan | night; nighttime |
| 深夜 | しんや shin'ya | late at night |
| 夜中 | よなか yonaka | middle of the night; dead of night |
| 徹夜 | てつや tetsuya | staying up all night |
| 夜明け | よあけ yoake | dawn; daybreak |
| 作曲 | さっきょく sakkyoku | composition (of music); setting; writing music |
| 曲線 | きょくせん kyokusen | curve |
See also: Chinese symbol for “nocturne”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.