Kanji: 夜

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	夕 Radical name: ゆうべ
Meaning:	Night, evening
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 500 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	夜(よる)	evening, night
N4	今夜(こんや)	tonight
N3	徹夜(てつや)	all night, all night vigil, sleepless night
N3	夜(よ)	evening, night
N3	夜明(よあ)け	dawn, daybreak
N3	夜中(よなか)	midnight, dead of night
N2	深夜(しんや)	late at night
N2	夜間(やかん)	at night, nighttime
N2	夜行(やこう)	walking around at night, night train, night travel
N1	日夜(にちや)	day and night, always
N1	夜行(やぎょう)	walking around at night, night train, night travel
N1	夜具(やぐ)	bedding
N1	夜中(やちゅう)	all night, the whole night
N1	夜更(よふ)かし	staying up late, keeping late hours, sitting up late at night, nighthawk
N1	夜更(よふ)け	late at night
none	丙夜(へいや)	(old Japanese) third division of the night, a 2-hour period starting at 11 pm or midnight