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Kotomora

晩

nightfall, night

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • バン

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

晩 centers on the late part of the day when light fades: nightfall and the night that follows.

Most common words using 晩

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  • 晩ばん
    N5

    evening; night

  • 今晩はこんばんは
    N4

    good evening

  • 毎晩まいばん
    N5

    every night

  • 今晩こんばん
    N5

    tonight; this evening

  • 昨晩さくばん
    N1

    last night

  • 晩餐ばんさん

    dinner (esp. a formal one)

  • 晩年ばんねん
    N1

    one's later years; final years (in life)

  • 晩酌ばんしゃく

    drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink

  • 朝晩あさばん

    morning and evening

  • 晩秋ばんしゅう

    late autumn (fall)

  • 晩婚ばんこん

    late marriage

  • 晩夏ばんか

    late summer

  • 早晩そうばん

    sooner or later; in time; eventually

  • 大器晩成たいきばんせい

    great talents mature late

  • 晩期ばんき

    the last stage

  • 晩成ばんせい

    late completion; succeeding later in life; being a late bloomer

  • 一晩ひとばん

    one night; one evening

  • 晩御飯ばんごはん
    N5

    dinner; evening meal

  • 明晩みょうばん
    N1

    tomorrow evening

  • 一晩中ひとばんじゅう

    all night long; all through the night

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Etymology

晩 is the modern Japanese simplified form of 晚. The older form combines 日 (sun) with a phonetic component that also suggests the idea of late or evening. The modern 免 shape is a simplification of that original right-side component.

Meaning mnemonic

The sun 日 is on the left, and the right side 免 looks like a person bending down as the day ends. Picture the sun setting and someone bowing out for the night.

Reading mnemonic

For バン, imagine a van pulling up at nightfall to deliver the evening goods: van -> バン, and the sun has set.