JLPT N48画 · 8 strokesradical 夕grade 2freq #120
night, evening
On'yomi (音読み)
- ヤ
- ヨ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- よる
- よ
About this kanji
The kanji 「夜」means 'night' or 'evening.' It is often used as a noun, and its native reading is 'yoru.' For example, you may hear the word '夜中' (yonaka), which means 'midnight,' or '今夜' (konya), meaning 'tonight.' Another common compound is '夜店' (yomise), which refers to a 'night market' where various goods are sold. This kanji can be used in sentences to talk about activities or plans you have at night. For instance, you might say, '今夜は映画を見ます' (Konya wa eiga o mimasu) meaning 'I will watch a movie tonight.'
Built from
Example sentences
夜は星が光る。
Stars shine at night.
Meanings across languages
- English
- night, evening
- Tiếng Việt
- đêm, buổi tối
- 日本語
- 夜
- 한국어
- 밤, 저녁
- 中文
- 夜晚, 晚上
- id
- malam, sore
- th
- กลางคืน, เย็น
- es
- noche, tarde
- fr
- nuit, soirée
- de
- Nacht, Abend
- pt
- noite, noite
Common compounds
- 夜中よなかmidnight
- 今夜こんやtonight
- 夜店よみせnight market
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