Moji Ninja

夜 — night

夜 means “night”. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ヤ (ya). Kun'yomi: よる (yoru), よ (yo). You'll see it in words such as 夜 (yoru, “night”).

夜
Stroke order of 夜
Meaning
night
On'yomi
ヤ (ya)
Kun'yomi
よる (yoru), よ (yo)
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N4 · set Times of day

How to remember 夜

Under a lid (亠) of dark sky, a person (亻) walks home by the evening (夕) moon: night.

Parts: 亠 lid · 亻 person · 夕 evening

Words with 夜

WordReadingMeaning
夜よる yoru kunnight

Example sentences

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