the night, evening

several thousand

(collective, literally) a thousand nights / (archaic, figuratively, collective) lots of nights; an innumerable number of nights

a female given name

a thousand, 1000

some, several

how many, how much / some, several, having an indefinite number or quantity / some, many, having a considerable number

some; a few; several

the Classic of Mountains and Seas

よる: to be based on, to depend on, to be due to - (at most case) / 拠る: to be based on, to depend on / 因る: to be due to / 寄る: to drop by, to stop at / 選る: to select