今夜

• 読み: こんや
• ローマ字: konya
• 漢字の分解: 今 (kon/ima) — now, this; 夜 (ya/yoru) — night, evening
• 発音: /koɴ.ja/

意味

This evening; tonight. Refers to the nighttime of the current day.

A noun and adverb for the current evening or night. Interchangeable with 今晩 (konban) in most contexts, though 今夜 can feel slightly more literary or dramatic. 今晩は (konbanwa, good evening) uses 今晩, not 今夜. Common in planning conversations about evening activities.

例文

1. 今夜は友達と映画を見に行きます。
2. 今夜の天気予報では雨が降るそうです。
3. 今夜はゆっくり休んでください。

使い方ガイド

場面: plans, weather, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Combines 今 (kon/ima, now/this) with 夜 (ya/yoru, night). The kanji 夜 depicts a person under a roof with the moon — nighttime at home.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal