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yoru /jo.ɾɯ/

The period of time from sunset to sunrise when it is dark outside. It is commonly used to refer to the evening or nighttime hours in general conversation.

例文

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1

夜は涼しいです。

It is cool at night.

2

夜間の立ち入りは禁止されています。

Entering during the night is prohibited.

3

今日、夜空いてる?

Are you free tonight?

語族

名詞
副詞
夜な夜な
形容詞
夜の
関連
夜中
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覚え方のコツ

The top of the kanji 夜 looks like a lid or a roof, and the bottom looks like a person walking. Imagine a person walking home under the cover of the dark sky.

クイックテスト

___は星がきれいです。

正解!

正解は:

例文

1

夜は涼しいです。

everyday

It is cool at night.

2

夜間の立ち入りは禁止されています。

formal

Entering during the night is prohibited.

3

今日、夜空いてる?

informal

Are you free tonight?

4

この動物は夜に活動します。

academic

This animal is active at night.

5

夜分に失礼いたします。

business

I apologize for contacting you late at night.

語族

名詞
副詞
夜な夜な
形容詞
夜の
関連
夜中

よく使う組み合わせ

夜が明ける dawn breaks
夜ご飯 dinner / evening meal
夜更かしをする to stay up late
夜道を歩く to walk along a night road
静かな夜 a quiet night

よく使うフレーズ

夜を徹して

all through the night / overnight

昨夜

last night

夜のおかず

side dish for the evening meal

よく混同される語

vs

'Ban' usually refers specifically to the evening or dinner time, whereas 'Yoru' covers the entire period of darkness until dawn.

vs 夕方

'Yuugata' refers to the late afternoon or twilight when the sun is setting, not the full darkness of night.

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使い方のコツ

Yoru is the most common word for night. It can be used for any time from when it gets dark until the sun comes up.

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よくある間違い

Learners sometimes use 'Yoru' when they mean 'Yuugata' (evening/twilight). Also, remember that 'Kon'ya' (tonight) is more common than 'Kyo no yoru' in natural speech.

💡

覚え方のコツ

The top of the kanji 夜 looks like a lid or a roof, and the bottom looks like a person walking. Imagine a person walking home under the cover of the dark sky.

📖

語源

Derived from the Old Japanese word 'yoru', which has been used for centuries to denote the dark half of the day.

文法パターン

Used as a time noun often followed by the particle 'に' (at night). Can modify other nouns using the particle 'の' (e.g., 夜の空 - night sky).
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文化的な背景

In Japan, night culture is vibrant with Izakayas (pubs) and seasonal moon-viewing (O-tsukimi) festivals in autumn.

クイックテスト

___は星がきれいです。

正解!

正解は:

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