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KanjiN4Grade 2 · 小28 strokesRadical 夕#487 in newspapers

夜 · night, evening

夜 is a kanji meaning night, evening. It has 8 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ヤya

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • よyo
  • よるyoru

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 夜 · 14 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 夜
WordReadingMeaningLevel
昨夜ゆうべlast nightN5
夜よるevening, nightN5
今夜こんやthis evening, tonightN4
夜よevening, nightN3
夜明けよあけdawn, daybreakN3
夜中よなかmidnight, dead of nightN3
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More words that use 夜
WordReadingMeaningLevel
徹夜てつやstaying up all night, sleepless nightN3
深夜しんやlate at nightN2
夜間やかんat night, nighttimeN2
夜行やこうnight train, night travelN2
日夜にちやday and night, alwaysN1
夜具やぐbeddingN1
夜更かしよふかしstaying up late, keeping late hoursN1
夜更けよふけlate at nightN1

Example sentence

昨夜は暑かった。

ゆうべはあつかった

It was hot last night.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #169640 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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