How to say 'Tonight' in Japanese | 今晩

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The Japanese word for Tonight is 'Konban', written as 今晩 in Japanese.'Tonight' in hiragana is こんばん.

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今晩

Meaning

Tonight

Reading

こんばん

konban

Kanji

今Now 晩Evening, Nightfall

Explanation

The Japanese noun '今晩 (こんばん)' means 'tonight'. It refers to the current evening or the night of the current day. This word is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to indicate plans, events, or conditions occurring during the evening or night. For example: I will study tonight「今晩勉強します」(こんばんべんきょうします). The weather is nice tonight「今晩は天気がいい」(こんばんはてんきがいい). It is often used in greetings like '今晩は (こんばんは)', which translates to 'good evening'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

139

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 今晩

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

今

Meaning

Now

kanji

晩

Meaning

Evening, Nightfall

Words Related to 今晩 Through the Kanji 今

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 今 as well.

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今

Meaning

Now

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今月

Meaning

This month

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今週

Meaning

This week

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今日

Meaning

Today

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今まで

Meaning

Until now

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今度

Meaning

Next, This

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今後

Meaning

Future

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今回

Meaning

This time

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今年

Meaning

This year

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今ごろ

Meaning

Now, Around now

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今にも

Meaning

Soon, Any moment

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今に

Meaning

Soon, Eventually

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今夜

Meaning

Tonight

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今更

Meaning

Now, Belatedly

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今朝

Meaning

Morning

Words Related to 今晩 Through the Kanji 晩

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 晩 as well.

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毎晩

Meaning

Every night

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昨晩

Meaning

Last night

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晩

Meaning

Evening

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晩年

Meaning

Later years

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