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夜
evening, night
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Readings
- On’yomi
- ヤ
- Kun’yomi
- よ、よる
Example words
夜
よる
night; evening
夜
や
counter for nights
夜中
よなか
middle of the night; dead of night
夜明け
よあけ
dawn; daybreak
Memory aids
Guided learn session →How to remember
Shape
Person (亻) + roof (亠) + evening (夕) with a trailing stroke — nighttime.
Components
Remember "evening" (夜) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.
Anchor word
夜 (よる) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.
Readings
First learned in 夜 (よる) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: よ、よる — often used in native Japanese words (like 夜). On'yomi: ヤ — common in compound words (熟語).