noun

Archaism.
  1. many nights, a thousand nights.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
千夜 ちよ
せん
千夜 せんや

Contained Kanji Breakdown

thousand
セン ち かず (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)