# 晩 — nightfall; late

晩 means “nightfall; late”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: バン (ban). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 晩 (ban, “evening; night”).

- Meaning: nightfall; late
- On'yomi: バン (ban)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Time 2

## How to remember 晩

Parts: 日 sun; day · 免 excuse

## Words with 晩

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 晩 | ばん (ban) | evening; night |

## Don't confuse it with

[勉](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/effort/) · [逸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/deviate/)

## More in the “Time 2” set

[永](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/eternal/) · [更](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/renew/) · [刻](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/engrave/) · [暮](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/make-a-living/) · [翌](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/the-following-day/) · [晩](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/nightfall/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/nightfall/. Last updated 2026-11-01.