A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 12 strokes

Nightfall ; Night

Readings on: バン
Kun readings: —

晩ばん — evening

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 今晩こんばん — tonight Word card → Source
• 毎晩まいばん — every evening; every evening Word card → Source
• 明晩みょうばん — tomorrow night Source
• 朝晩あさばん — morning and evening Source
• 昨晩さくばん — Last night Source
• 晩酌ばんしゃく — Evening drink; evening glass Source