夜 Kanji – night
The Japanese kanji 夜 can mean night, evening.
Meaning and Readings
How is 夜 read?
夜 has the onyomi reading ヤ and the kunyomi readings よ, よる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ya, yo, yoru.
Common Japanese Words Using 夜
These common Japanese words contain 夜. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 月夜（つきよ） — moonlit night
- 今夜（こんや） — this evening, tonight
- 深夜（しんや） — late at night
- 真夜中（まよなか） — dead of night, midnight
- 前夜（ぜんや） — last night, the previous night
- 前夜祭（ぜんやさい） — event held the night before another event, eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
- 昼夜（ちゅうや） — day and night
- 通夜（つや） — all-night vigil over a body, wake
- 徹夜（てつや） — staying up all night
- 同夜（どうや） — the same night, that night