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Kanji: 夜

KANJI
8 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
よる
 ON 音 
STROKE ORDER
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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:
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
(よる)
evening, night
N4
(こんや)
tonight
N3
(てつや)
all night, all night vigil, sleepless night
N3
()
evening, night
N3
(よあ)
dawn, daybreak
N3
(よなか)
midnight, dead of night
N2
(しんや)
late at night
N2
(やかん)
at night, nighttime
N2
(やこう)
walking around at night, night train, night travel
N1
(にちや)
day and night, always
N1
(やぎょう)
walking around at night, night train, night travel
N1
(やぐ)
bedding
N1
(やちゅう)
all night, the whole night
N1
(よふ)かし
staying up late, keeping late hours, sitting up late at night, nighthawk
N1
(よふ)
late at night
none
(へいや)
(old Japanese) third division of the night, a 2-hour period starting at 11 pm or midnight
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