Meaning of 夜 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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夜JLPT 5
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Kana Readingよる, よ
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Romajiyoru, yo
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
- Meaning
- evening; night
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Example Sentences
夜, よる, よ used in context
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Finally dawn broke; the long night had ended.
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Finally dawn broke; the long night had ended.
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To work all night, or not.
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There had never been any ill-feeling between them until that night.
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先週あたりも誘ってくれていたが、夜が遅いので、泣く泣く断った。
I was invited last week as well, but it was late so I regretfully turned them down.
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It seems he spent many a night unable to sleep.
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