夜 (よる) Japanese meaning

夜 (よる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

Kanji

夜night, evening

Related words· 7

晩ばんN5sense 1
晩 and 夜 both mean night/evening, but 晩 leans toward the time frame around evening meals (e.g. 今晩) while 夜 is the broader, more basic word for the dark hours of the day.
夕ゆう食しょくN3sense 2
夕食 is the clear, formal word for the evening meal, whereas 夜 used to mean 'dinner' is a casual, context-dependent shorthand.
夕ゆう方がたN5sense 1
夕方 refers specifically to the late-afternoon/early-evening period before full darkness, while 夜 covers the night period that follows.
夜や間かんN3
夜 is the everyday word for night, while 夜間 is a more formal term used in official notices and compound words like 夜間営業.

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夜や分ぶんN1
夜 is the plain, everyday word for night, while 夜分 is a more formal or polite term often used in set apologetic phrases.
宵よい
夜 is the general, neutral word for 'night', whereas 宵 poetically refers specifically to the early part of the night just after dusk.
イブニング
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.

Opposites· 5

昼ひるN5sense 1
昼 means daytime, the direct opposite of 夜 meaning nighttime.
お昼ひるN3
夜 means night, the opposite of the daytime sense of お昼.
朝あさN5
朝 is the early part of the day when it begins, while 夜 is the night, the opposite end of the daily cycle.

Word family· 13

夜よる型がた
night owl; nocturnal person
夜よる昼ひる
day and night; around the clock
夜よる用よう
nighttime use; for use at night; overnight
夜よる職しょく

Written forms

夜Usage100%
- よる
  Standard common spelling and reading for the ordinary word meaning night or evening.
- よ
  Attested alternate reading for the night/evening sense; mainly encountered in set phrases, compounds, or more literary contexts rather than as the everyday reading.

Etymology

A native Japanese word conventionally written with the kanji 夜, meaning night. The reading よる is the ordinary modern reading; よ is an alternate reading found especially in fixed or literary-style uses. The precise historical development is not detailed.

夜よる

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Expressions· 7