Keyword
night
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig1115
Readings
(44%)
よる
(28%)
(27%)
Composed of
lid
thin person
late winter
droplet
Mnemonic

At night we put a lid on the troubles of the day and rest. Picture the thin person wrapped up snugly in the cozy late winter blankets like a tiny droplet.

Used in kanji (4 in total)
fluid
fabulous night bird
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side (of body)
Used in vocabulary (408 in total)
evening; night; dinner
this evening; tonight
middle of the night; dead of night
last night; yesterday evening
late at night
night sky
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
dawn; daybreak
staying up all night
dawn breaks; day dawns
late at night; at a late hour
dead of night; midnight
evening party
night wind
night; nighttime
street at night; making a night journey
night view; night skyline; nightscape
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
dark night
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
late at night; small hours of the morning
moonlit night
all night; throughout the night
evening; night; nighttime
midnight; dead of night
nightlife districts; drinking districts
day and night
every evening; night after night
every evening; every night
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
in the dark
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
night shift
nightlife; night amusements
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
night attack; nocturnal assault
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
counter for nights
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
veil of darkness; curtain of night
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
bedding; bedclothes
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
evening
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
all-night vigil over a body; wake
all-night vigil over a body; wake
after staying up all night
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
that night; tonight
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
walking around at night; night travel; night train
Christmas Eve; holy night
every night; nightly
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
dark night; moonless night
night stall; night shop; night fair
whole day and night; 24 hours
evening dew; night dew
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
nocturnal luminescence; noctilucence
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
shades of evening; dead of night
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
day and night; around the clock
dark night
attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); keeping overnight vigil over body before burial
night fog
dinner; evening meal
night burglar
cherry blossoms at night
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
every night; nightly
encamping at night
night watch; night sentry
stillness of night
short spring night
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
every day and every night
sixteen-day-old moon
night watchman
night work
late at night; small hours of the morning
late at night; at a late hour
shades of night; night scene
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
all night; throughout the night
nocturnal (person)
dark of the night; darkness of the night
perpetual night; continuing all night
veil of darkness; curtain of night
night sky
night warfare
overnight; since last night
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
every evening; night after night
to spend a night together
the other night; a few nights ago
dawn breaks; day dawns
one's days and nights being reversed
nightless gay quarters; nightless city
dawn; daybreak
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
sexual intercourse; sex
night before last
night watch; night watchman
middle of the night; dead of night
walking around at night
number of nights
night angling; night fishing
late-night show; midnight broadcast
celebration of a child's seventh day
night attack
night market
Noctiluca scintillans (luminescent species of dinoflagellate)
long night (esp. of autumn)
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); soba vendors who walk around at night
overnight bus; night bus
staying up all night; all-night vigil
dinner; evening meal
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
day and night
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
stillness of night
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
13th day (of the moon); the night of the 13th day of 9th lunar month
night school; evening school; evening class; night study
all night; throughout the night
late at night; deep in the night
night cold; chill of night; cold night
hostess (at a bar, cabaret, etc.)
tomorrow night
many nights; hundred nights
every evening; night after night
the same night; that night
nocturnal bird
fish salted and dried overnight
loitering at night (between 11pm and 4am); late-night prowling
every night comes to an end; every night sees a dawn
all night; the whole night
night work; night shift
night festival
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
rainy night
New Year's Eve
night lighting; nighttime illumination
long night; all night
street prostitute; streetwalker; lady of the night
ten-night memorial service (6th to 15th days of the 10th month in the lunar calendar)
night festival
staying up all night; all-night vigil
crying or singing (of bird, etc.) at night
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
nighttime use; overnight
(staying) up late at night
around-the-clock; (working) day and night
last night
day and night; turning night into day
late at night; deep in the night
early-morning and late-night visits (e.g. by reporters); early-morning and late-night attacks
night rain
short summer night
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month); moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month
starry night; starlight night
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
(a business) open all night
late-night broadcasting
snowy night
frosty night
cold night
period from midnight until the early morning; around 4am
evening calm
night boat
misty, moonlit night
eyes of the night; eyes asleep; at night
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
night; evening
polar night
dark night; moonless night
by day and night; day and night; round the clock
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
right of first night; jus primae noctis; droit du seigneur
night practice
night storm
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
day and night; turning night into day
every evening; night after night
great green turban (Turbo marmoratus)
night-school season
luminous watch; luminous clock
night person; night owl
quiet night
every day and every night; day after day; daily
sitting up all night; staying up all night
3 days and 3 nights
on the same night
late-night television
throwing one's weight around without knowing one's limitations; (lit.) Yelang thinks too highly of itself
seen in the dark or at a distance; (a woman) looking prettier when seen in the dark or at a distance
eighty-eighth day from the beginning of spring
fly-by-night arranger; person who helps others flee creditors
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
Twelfth Night; Epiphany Eve
the long night of spiritual darkness
evening chat
name-giving ceremony
temporary consort; prostitute
moonlit night
women's obi with a different colour on each side (originally black and white)
evening school; night school
total (utter) darkness
misty, moonlit night
bed-wetting; enuresis
Harvest festival held on the night of the tenth day of the tenth month (to send the rice paddy gods back to the mountains after harvest)
the dead of night; praying all night in a shrine or temple
dinner and drinks served after a wake
moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
dinner and drinks served after a wake
short summer night
eve of the anniversary of a person's death
clear night
evening departure; night departure
moonlight mushroom (Omphalotus guepiniformis)
night fishing with nets
every day and every night; day after day; daily
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
cool evening air; cooling oneself outside during the summer
night mooring
setting out at night
evening moon; moonlit evening; moonlight evening
heaven without fighting; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
Kristallnacht (night of concerted violence against Jews in Germany and Austria from November 9-10, 1938)
cannot live even a minute without someone or something; meaning the world to one
festival-eve vigil; eve of a festival vigil
nightcap; drink at night
light shower on a night in late autumn and early winter
from morning till night; day and night; always
midnight period; midnight service; (arch.) winter solstice
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
it's always darkest before the dawn; the darkest hour is just before the dawn
you better watch your step!; sleep with one eye open!
night duty; night shift
something indistinct; (lit.) a crow in a pitch-black night
strong nighttime wind
shabu-shabu-like hotpot dish with pork, spinach, etc.
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm)
drying clothes at night
all-night vigil over a body; wake
aimless attempt; shot in the dark
cutting one's nails at night (said to cause one to miss the deathbed of one's parents)
dinner; evening meal
night mooring (for a boat); sleeping away for the night (esp. in a red light district)
star seen on a rainy night; (fig.) rare occurrence; (fig.) rare sight
night work (in the entertainment business or sex industry)
folk monster who wanders at night injuring and kidnapping people
night mooring (for a boat); sleeping away for the night (esp. in a red light district)
during the night; at night
to make a blunder; to blunder; (lit.) to have one's kettle stolen on a moonlit night
night shopkeeper; night storekeeper; night-hawker
cabbage armyworm
overnight flight; red-eye flight
late at night; small hours of the morning
person turned into a beggar overnight
night work; burglary
ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
night angling; night fishing
women appear the most beautiful when viewed from afar, in the dark, or when wearing a bamboo hat; seeing less is more
something indistinct; (lit.) a crow in a pitch-black night
cool, late summer night
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
two nights before last
bright even in the dark; clearly visible at night
midnight express (train, bus)
built in a night; stopgap; hastily written
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
noctilucent clouds
decoration hung on the New Year's pine on New Year's eve
late-night coffee shop
staying up all night
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
all night; the whole night
nocturnal seated Zen meditation (esp. around 8pm); sitting at night
night watch
meteor; shooting star
for several nights
every night comes to an end; every night sees a dawn
night stall; night shop; night fair
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
long night (esp. of autumn)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
fish salted and dried overnight
loitering at night (between 11pm and 4am); late-night prowling
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
misty, moonlit night
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
night practice
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
fourth division of the night (approx. 1am to 3am)
cutworm; army worm
ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
women appear the most beautiful when viewed from afar, in the dark, or when wearing a bamboo hat; seeing less is more
women appear the most beautiful when viewed from afar, in the dark, or when wearing a bamboo hat; seeing less is more
women appear the most beautiful when viewed from afar, in the dark, or when wearing a bamboo hat; seeing less is more
Moon God; Tsukuyomi no Mikoto; brother of Amaterasu
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa)
leaving things exposed outside all night
nocturnal seated Zen meditation (esp. around 8pm); sitting at night
two nights before last
meteor; shooting star
first division of the night (approx. 7pm to 9pm)
many nights; a thousand nights
continuing day and night
night attack
night trading
weather clearing at night
second division of the night (approx. 9pm to 11pm)
overnight millionaire
wake; vigil (that does not last the full night)
sending food to someone's house on the night of a wake
third division of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am)
fifth division of the night (approx. 3am to 5am)
aimless attempt; shot in the dark; crapshot
aimless attempt; crapshot; shot in the dark
parents may risk life and limb for their children (like a pheasant when the plains are burning or a crane on a cold night)
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
seventh lunar month
washing clothes at night (during the height of the summer)
one night; all night
rice gruel served in temples for ten-night memorial services
Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony
Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony
midnight; dead of night
night attack
night attack
sleep; rest
Night of the Long Knives (1934 SA purge in Germany); Röhm Purge
displaying or posting images of appetizing food on social media, television, etc. late at night; (lit.) late-night food terrorism
moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus); whippoorwill
whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus); whippoorwill
night jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum); night jasmine; lady of the night; queen of the night
Alnus firma (species of alder)
Examples (200 in total)
I can't remember anything about that night.
What are you doing tonight?
I might be at home tonight.