晩
nightfall, night
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
20 of 66- 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
Study
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.