The kanji 夜: meaning, readings and stroke order

夜

Meaning: night
On reading: ヤ ya
Kun reading: よ yo、よる yoru
Strokes: 8
Radical: 夕 evening, sunset
Level: Level 2 · grade 2

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: ban đêm, buổi tối (dạ)
Japanese: よる。
Korean: 밤 (야)
Chinese: 夜晚

Readings, words and example sentences

ヤ ya · on reading · less common

夜や間かん
nighttime
夜や間かんは校門がしまります。
The school gate is closed at night.

よ yo · kun reading

夜よ空ぞら
night sky
夜よ空ぞらに星が光ります。
Stars shine in the night sky.

よる yoru · kun reading

夜よる
night
夜よるになるとすずしいです。
It gets cool at night.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.