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Kanji 晩: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 晩: nightfall, night

Key takeaways

Kanji 晩: nightfall, night. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

nightfallnight

On reading

バン

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 晩

nightfall, night

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

日 + 免

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

When the sun (日) is finally exempt (免) from its daily duty and retires, it becomes evening. Imagine the sun leaving the sky to make way for the night.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

バン
  • 今晩はこんばんは

    good evening

  • 今晩こんばん

    this evening / tonight

  • ばん

    evening / night time

  • 晩御飯ばんごはん

    dinner / evening meal

  • 毎晩まいばん

    every night / each night

Commonly used words

  • 今晩は
    こんばんは

    good evening

  • 今晩
    こんばん

    this evening / tonight

  • ばん

    evening / night time

  • 晩御飯
    ばんごはん

    dinner / evening meal

  • 毎晩
    まいばん

    every night / each night

Example sentences

Example 1

は、はじめまして。

Translation

Good evening, nice to meet you.

Example 2

は、ゆっくり休んでください。

Translation

Good evening, please rest well.

Example 3

こんばんごはんをたべます。

Translation

I will eat dinner tonight.

Example 4

こんばんあめがふるかもしれません。

Translation

It might rain this evening.

Kanji 晩: nightfall, night | Daily Nihongo