Learn Kanji: 夜 · kyoubenkyou

夜

8 strokes

Frequency: 487

JLPT N3

Grade 2

Meanings

night

evening

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds

ヤ

Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words

よ

よる

Common Words

夜

よる

よ

Noun

Freq #287

Adverb (fukushi)

night; evening

Examples

あなたは夜よく寝れませんか。

Don't you sleep well at night?

よる only

dinner

今夜

こんや

Adverb

Noun

Freq #1638

this evening; tonight

Examples

今夜、パーティーを開きます。

We're giving a party tonight.

夜中

よなか

Adverb

Noun

Freq #2907

middle of the night; dead of night

Examples

私は夜中に３度目が覚めた。

I awoke three times in the night.

昨夜

《ゆうべ》

《ゆんべ》 (昨夜)

昨夕

《よべ》 (昨夜)

Adverb

Noun

Freq #3223

last night; yesterday evening

Examples

昨夜はよく眠れましたか。

Did you have a good sleep last night?

深夜

しんや

Adverb

Noun

Freq #4005

late at night

Examples

深夜テレビでカウボーイの映画を見ましたか。

Did you see the cowboy film on TV last night?

夜空

よぞら

Noun

Freq #4251

night sky

Examples

何かとても明るいものが夜空を横切って飛ぶのが見えた。

I saw something very bright fly across the night sky.

一夜

いちや

ひとや

ひとよ

Adverb

Noun

Freq #6062

one night; all night; overnight; one evening

Examples

彼らは海岸で一夜を明かした。

They spent the night on the beach.

夜明け

よあけ

夜明

Noun

Freq #6583

dawn; daybreak

Examples

私は、突然夜明け前に起こされた。

I was woken up suddenly at dawn.

徹夜

てつや

～する Verb

Noun

Intransitive

～の Adj.

Freq #6743

staying up all night

Examples

私はよく徹夜する。

I often stay up all night.

夜が明ける

夜があける

よがあける

Expression

Ichidan verb

Freq #7841

dawn breaks; day dawns

Examples

もうすぐ夜があけるよ。

The day is breaking soon.

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