Kanji
What does the kanji 夜 mean?
夜 means night. On'yomi ヤ. Kun'yomi よ、よる.
Quick facts| On'yomi | ヤ |
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| Kun'yomi | よ、よる |
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| Strokes | 8 |
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| Main radical | 夕 |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N4 |
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夜On'yomi ヤKun'yomi よ、よる
N4 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes
night
Memory hook
Under a roof (亠) a person (亻) watches the evening (夕) come down — NIGHT.
Common words
- 夜よるnight, evening
- 夜よnight
- 今夜こんやtonight
- 昨夜ゆうべlast night
More words with this kanji
- 夜中よなかmidnight, the middle of the night
- 徹夜てつやstaying up all night
- 夜明けよあけdawn
- 夜行やこうtraveling at night; night train
- 夜間やかんnighttime
- 深夜しんやlate at night, midnight
- ～夜～やnight (suffix)
- 夜具やぐbedding
- 日夜にちやday and night, constantly
- 夜更けよふけlate at night, midnight
- 夜更しよふかしstaying up late
