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How to say 'Night' in Japanese | 夜間

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The Japanese word for Night is 'Yakan', written as 夜間 in Japanese.'Night' in hiragana is やかん.

    word

    夜間

    Meaning

    Night

    Reading

    やかん

    yakan

    Kanji

    夜Night 間Interval, Space

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '夜間 (やかん)' refers to the time period of 'night'. It is commonly used to describe activities, services, or events that occur during the nighttime. For example: The library is open at night「図書館は夜間開いています」(としょかんはやかんあいています). Nighttime security is important「夜間の警備は重要です」(やかんのけいびはじゅうようです). This word is often used in formal or specific contexts, such as '夜間営業 (やかんえいぎょう)' (nighttime business hours) or '夜間学校 (やかんがっこう)' (night school).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    6676

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 夜間

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    夜

    Meaning

    Night

  • kanji

    間

    Meaning

    Interval, Space

Words Related to 夜間 Through the Kanji 夜

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 夜 as well.

  • word

    夜

    Meaning

    Night

  • word

    今夜

    Meaning

    Tonight

  • word

    夜中

    Meaning

    Midnight

  • word

    昨夜

    Meaning

    Last night

  • word

    深夜

    Meaning

    Late night

  • word

    夜空

    Meaning

    Night sky

  • word

    夜明け

    Meaning

    Dawn

  • word

    月夜

    Meaning

    Moonlit night

  • word

    夜更かし

    Meaning

    Staying up late

  • word

    真夜中

    Meaning

    Midnight

  • word

    徹夜

    Meaning

    All nighter

Words Related to 夜間 Through the Kanji 間

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 間 as well.

  • word

    間

    Meaning

    Between

  • word

    時間

    Meaning

    Time

  • word

    人間

    Meaning

    Human

  • word

    年間

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    この間

    Meaning

    Recently

  • word

    期間

    Meaning

    Period

  • word

    間違い

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    週間

    Meaning

    Week

  • word

    仲間

    Meaning

    Companion

  • word

    空間

    Meaning

    Space

  • word

    瞬間

    Meaning

    Moment

  • word

    世間

    Meaning

    World, Society

  • word

    民間

    Meaning

    Private, Civilian

  • word

    間違う

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    客間

    Meaning

    Guestroom

  • word

    日間

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    時間割り

    Meaning

    Schedule

  • word

    中間

    Meaning

    Middle, Interim

  • word

    昼間

    Meaning

    Daytime

  • word

    間違える

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    隙間

    Meaning

    Gap

  • word

    間に合わせる

    Meaning

    Make do

  • word

    間近

    Meaning

    Near

  • word

    間も無く

    Meaning

    Soon

  • word

    間に合う

    Meaning

    Suffice, Be in time

  • word

    間接

    Meaning

    Indirect

  • word

    洋間

    Meaning

    Western room

  • word

    手間

    Meaning

    Effort

  • word

    居間

    Meaning

    Living room

  • word

    分間

    Meaning

    Minutes

  • word

    間隔

    Meaning

    Interval

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What does 'Yakan' (夜間) mean?

'Yakan' means 'Night' .

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