Refers to the time from sunset to bedtime. Often used in compounds and time expressions.
今晩は何をしますか。
What will you do this evening?
晩ご飯を食べましょう。
Let's eat dinner.
I spent the evening at my friend's house.
I'll have sushi for dinner tonight.
We stayed at the hot spring inn for three nights.
last night
dinner; formal dinner; banquet
one's later years; final years of life
evening drink at home; dinner-time drink
morning and evening · always; all the time; day and night
late marriage; marrying later in life
sooner or later; in time; eventually
late stage; terminal phase
late completion; late bloomer; succeeding later in life
late autumn; late fall · ninth month of the lunar calendar
late summer · sixth month of the lunar calendar
tomorrow evening
dinner; evening meal
good evening; evening
one night; one evening · all night; overnight
two nights
the other evening; a few nights ago
late winter · twelfth month of the lunar calendar
late education; studying later in life