夜(よる)

よる

noun

night, evening

1. night, evening

The dark part of the day, from sunset until dawn.

夜(よる)、何(なに)をしますか？

What do you do at night?

毎晩(まいばん)夜(よる)10時(じ)に寝(ね)ます。

I go to bed at 10 o'clock every night.

昨日(きのう)の夜(よる)は忙(いそが)しかったです。

Last night was busy.

夜(よる) is the primary word for night, covering the period from sunset to dawn.

Time of day sequence

朝(あさ): morning
昼(ひる): daytime/noon
夕方(ゆうがた): evening
夜(よる): night

Common expressions

夜(よる)ごはん/晩(ばん)ごはん: dinner
今夜(こんや): tonight
昨夜(さくや)/ゆうべ: last night
毎晩(まいばん): every night
夜中(よなか): midnight, middle of the night
夜(よる)遅(おそ)く: late at night

Compounds

夜行(やこう)バス: overnight bus
夜景(やけい): night view
夜勤(やきん): night shift

CONTRAST WITH 晩(ばん):
夜(よる) refers to night generally; 晩(ばん) often refers specifically to evening/dinnertime.

Related Words

Antonym: 朝(あさ) (morning)

Related: 晩(ばん) (evening)

Related: 宵(よい)の口(くち) (early evening, early part of the night)

Compare: 宵(よい) (evening)

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