How to say 'Evening' in Japanese | 晩

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The Japanese word for Evening is 'Ban', written as 晩 in Japanese.'Evening' in hiragana is ばん.

word

晩

Meaning

Evening

Reading

ばん

ban

Kanji

晩Evening, Nightfall

Explanation

The Japanese noun '晩 (ばん)' refers to the time of day known as 'evening'. It is used to describe the period from late afternoon to night. This term is often used in contexts related to time, such as scheduling or describing daily routines. For example: I will go in the evening「晩に行きます」(ばんにいきます). We had dinner in the evening「晩に夕食を食べました」(ばんにゆうしょくをたべました). It's important to note that '晩' can also be used in compound words to specify times, such as '今晩 (こんばん)' meaning 'tonight'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3031

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 晩

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

晩

Meaning

Evening, Nightfall

Words Related to 晩 Through the Kanji 晩

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 晩 as well.

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今晩

Meaning

Tonight

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毎晩

Meaning

Every night

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昨晩

Meaning

Last night

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晩年

Meaning

Later years

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What does 'Ban' (晩) mean?

'Ban' means 'Evening' .

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