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イブニング (ibuningu) Japanese meaning: evening | Kotomora
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She went to the party wearing an evening dress.
The hotel's evening buffet has a good reputation.
Related words 夕方 is the everyday Japanese word for the time from late afternoon to early night, while イブニング is a loanword mainly used in fashion or formal compounds like イブニングドレス.
夜 is the general, everyday word for night, whereas イブニング carries a stylish or formal nuance and is rarely used alone.
Written forms イブニング Usage 71%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'evening'.
イヴニング Usage 29%
Alternate katakana spelling using ヴ; less common but seen in some contexts.
Etymology Borrowed from English 'evening'.
