夜（よる）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: night
Example sentences
- 田舎の夜は星がとてもきれいだ。 — The stars are beautiful at night in the countryside.
- 昨日は夜遅くまで働いた。 — I worked late into the night yesterday.
Idioms & proverbs containing “夜”
- 夜目遠目笠の内 (よめとおめかさのうち) — women appear the most beautiful when viewed from afar, in the dark, or when wearing a bamboo hat; seeing less is more
- 明けない夜はない (あけないよるはない) — every night comes to an end; every night sees a dawn; this too shall pass; the darkest hour is just before the dawn
- 夜明け前が一番暗い (よあけまえがいちばんくらい) — it's always darkest before the dawn; the darkest hour is just before the dawn
- 外面如菩薩内心如夜叉 (げめんにょぼさつないしんにょやしゃ) — looking gentle and beautiful like a bodhisattva on the outside but, being wicked and frightening like a demon on the inside
- 外面似菩薩内心如夜叉 (げめんじぼさつないしんにょやしゃ) — looking gentle and beautiful like a bodhisattva on the outside but, being wicked and frightening like a demon on the inside
- 月夜の晩ばかりじゃない (つきよのばんばかりじゃない) — you better watch your step!; sleep with one eye open!
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “夜” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)