How to say 'Tonight' in Japanese | 今夜

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The Japanese word for Tonight is 'Kon'ya', written as 今夜 in Japanese.'Tonight' in hiragana is こんや.

word

今夜

Meaning

Tonight

Reading

こんや

kon'ya

Kanji

今Now 夜Night

Explanation

The Japanese noun '今夜 (こんや)' means 'tonight'. It refers to the current evening or night, specifically the one happening on the same day. It is commonly used in everyday conversation to refer to plans, events, or situations occurring during the evening or night. For example: Let's meet tonight「今夜会いましょう」(こんやあいましょう). The weather will be clear tonight「今夜は晴れるでしょう」(こんやははれるでしょう). This word is often used in weather forecasts, invitations, or casual conversations about plans.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3122

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 今夜

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

今

Meaning

Now

kanji

夜

Meaning

Night

Words Related to 今夜 Through the Kanji 今

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 今 as well.

word

今

Meaning

Now

word

今月

Meaning

This month

word

今週

Meaning

This week

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今晩

Meaning

Tonight

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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

word

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

word

今更

Meaning

Now, Belatedly

word

今朝

Meaning

Morning

Words Related to 今夜 Through the Kanji 夜

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 夜 as well.

word

夜

Meaning

Night

word

夜中

Meaning

Midnight

word

昨夜

Meaning

Last night

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深夜

Meaning

Late night

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夜空

Meaning

Night sky

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夜明け

Meaning

Dawn

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月夜

Meaning

Moonlit night

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夜更かし

Meaning

Staying up late

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真夜中

Meaning

Midnight

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夜間

Meaning

Night

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徹夜

Meaning

All nighter

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