JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
夜 means night. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 8 strokes, read よる or や. It contains 亠 (kettle lid radical (no. 8)), and at least one further part our source data does not name. It appears in 昨夜 (last night) and 今夜 (this evening / tonight).
夜 is written in 8 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
夜 breaks into 1 part.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昨夜 | ゆうべ | last night |
| 今夜 | こんや | this evening / tonight |
| 深夜 | しんや | late at night |
These use 亠 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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