夜

• 読み: よる
• ローマ字: yoru
• 漢字の分解: 夜 (yoru/ya) — night
• 発音: /jo.ɾɯ/

意味

Night; evening. The period from sunset to dawn.

Read as よる as a standalone noun. Covers the time from evening through late night. Common compounds include 夜ご飯 (yorugohan, dinner, casual), 今夜 (konya, tonight), and 夜中 (yonaka, middle of the night). In compounds can also be read as や, as in 夜景 (yakei, night view). Distinct from 晩 (ban), which specifically means 'evening.'

例文

1. 夜、友だちと電話で話します。
2. 昨日の夜は早く寝ました。
3. 夜はあまり出かけません。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily routines, plans, weather

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 夜 combines 亠 (lid), 人 (person), and 夕 (evening), depicting a person under cover at dusk — the onset of night.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal