Moto 夜: Night; EveningKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ヤ
- Kun'yomi
- よ、よる
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 395 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ヤ)
- 日夜にちやday and night; around the clock
- 深夜しんやlate at night
- 夜間やかんnight; nighttime
- 前夜ぜんやlast night; the previous night
- 一夜いちやone night; all night
- 同夜どうやthe same night; that night
- 徹夜てつやstaying up all night
- 夜勤やきんnight shift
- 昼夜ちゅうやday and night
- 今夜こんやthis evening; tonight
- 通夜つやall-night vigil over a body; wake
- 夜景やけいnight view; night skyline
- 前夜祭ぜんやさいthe eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
- 夜会やかいevening party
- 夜具やぐbedding; bedclothes
- 夜半やはんmidnight; dead of night
- 夜叉やしゃyaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
- 夜学やがくnight school; evening school
- 夜曲やきょくnocturne
- 夜行やこうwalking around at night; night travel
- 夜行性やこうせいnocturnality; nocturnal habits
- 夜食やしょくsupper; night meal
- 当夜とうやthat night; tonight
- 暗夜あんやdark night
- 熱帯夜ねったいやsultry night; sweltering night
- 白夜びゃくやnight under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes)
- 終夜しゅうやall night
- 連夜れんやevery evening; night after night
- 除夜じょやNew Year's Eve
- お七夜おしちやname-giving ceremony
- お通夜おつやall-night vigil over a body; wake
- 一夜づけいちやづけlast-minute cramming; overnight cramming
- 一夜を共にするいちやをともにするto spend a night together
- 一夜乞食いちやこじきperson turned into a beggar overnight
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 夜よるevening; night
- 夜中よなかmiddle of the night; dead of night
- 夜明けよあけdawn; daybreak
- 夜空よぞらnight sky
- 真夜中まよなかdead of night; midnight
- 夜な夜なよなよなevery evening; night after night
- 夜回りよまわりnight watch; night watchman
- 夜更かしよふかしstaying up late; keeping late hours
- 夜更けよふけlate at night; small hours of the morning
- 夜桜よざくらcherry blossoms at night
- 夜見世よみせnight stall; night shop
- 夜討ちようちnight attack
- 夜話よばなしnight chat; tale told at night
- 夜逃げよにげnight flight (without paying); skipping out by night
- 夜通しよどおしall night; throughout the night
- 夜遊びよあそびnightlife; night amusements
- 夜道よみちstreet at night; making a night journey
- 月夜つきよmoonlit night
- おぼろ夜おぼろよmisty, moonlit night
- おぼろ月夜おぼろづきよmisty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
- やみ夜やみよdark night; moonless night
- アメリカ夜鷹アメリカよたかcommon nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
- ホイップアーウイル夜鷹ホイップアーウイルよたかwhip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus); whippoorwill
- 一夜さひとよさone night; all night
Other readings
- 昨夜ゆうべevening
- ホイッパーウィル夜鷹ホイップアーウイルよたかwhip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus); whippoorwill
Showing the 60 most common of 395 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 夜
Every word here opens into its own kanji. Follow the branches in Moto.
Explore 夜 →