Kanji 夜: night, evening
Kanji 夜: night, evening. Readings and core meaning.
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Kanji at a glance
Core meaning / core image
night, evening
Kanji structure breakdown
Mnemonic story
Imagine a person (亻) under a roof (亠) spending time in the evening (夕). It represents the time when the sun has set and evening deepens into night.