Keyword
night
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig1115
Readings
よ
(43%)
よる
(27%)
や
(25%)
べ
(3%)
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 (459 in total)
night; evening; dinner
this evening; tonight
last night; yesterday evening
late at night
middle of the night; dead of night
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
night sky
dawn; daybreak
staying up all night
late at night; at a late hour
night; nighttime
dead of night; midnight
dawn breaks; day dawns
evening party; soirée
night wind; night breeze
street at night; making a night journey
night view; night skyline; nightscape
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
dark night
all night; throughout the night
moonlit night
late at night; small hours of the morning
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
evening; night; nighttime
day and night
middle of the night; dead of night
every evening; night after night
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
every evening; every night
seeing in the dark; night vision
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
night duty; night shift; night work
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
counter for nights
bridal night; first night; first watch of the night
nightlife; night amusements
night attack; nocturnal assault
veil of darkness; curtain of night
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
all-night vigil over a body; wake
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
bedding; bedclothes
all-night vigil over a body; wake
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
after staying up all night
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
evening
dark night; moonless night
that night; tonight
night travel; walking around at night; night train; nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.
Christmas Eve; holy night
every night; nightly
event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
night stall; night shop; night fair
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
whole day and night; 24 hours
day and night; around the clock
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
evening dew; night dew
nocturnal luminescence; noctilucence
shades of evening; dead of night
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) pickled just overnight
attending someone through the night (of a guard, nurse); sleeping with a man (at his bidding); overnight vigil before burial
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
night fog
dark night
cherry blossoms at night
dinner; evening meal
night watch; night sentry
tropical night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
encamping at night
night burglar
darkness of the night; black of night; dead of night
stillness of night
every night; nightly
short spring night
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
every day and every night
night watchman
shades of night; night scene
sixteen-day-old moon
night work
nocturnal (person)
late at night; small hours of the morning
late at night; at a late hour
night sky
perpetual night; continuing all night
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
veil of darkness; curtain of night
dark of the night; darkness of the night
all night; throughout the night
night warfare
to spend a night together
one's days and nights being reversed
nightless gay quarters; nightless city
last night; yesterday evening
overnight; since last night
every evening; night after night
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
the other night; a few nights ago
dawn breaks; day dawns
dawn; daybreak
overnight bus; night bus
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
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
night angling; night fishing
night market
how many nights; some nights; several nights; a number of nights
late-night show; midnight broadcast
Queen of the Night (character in Mozart's Magic Flute)
night attack
long night (esp. of autumn)
staying up all night; all-night vigil
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
Noctiluca scintillans (luminescent species of dinoflagellate)
celebration of a child's seventh day
dinner; evening meal
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); soba vendors who walk around at night
Night on the Galactic Railroad (novel by Kenji Miyazawa); Milky Way Railroad
stillness of night
day and night
13th day (of the moon); the night of the 13th day of 9th lunar month
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
late at night; deep in the night
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
night school; evening school; evening class; night study
all night; throughout the night
every evening; night after night
hostess (at a bar, cabaret, etc.)
night cold; chill of night; cold night
tomorrow night
many nights; hundred nights
fish salted and dried overnight
the same night; that night
nocturnal bird
every night comes to an end; every night sees a dawn; this too shall pass; the darkest hour is just before the dawn
night lighting; nighttime illumination
all night; the whole night
seeing in the dark; night vision
loitering at night; late-night prowling
nighttime use; overnight
night festival
night festival
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
New Year's Eve
rainy night
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)
One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights
around-the-clock; (working) day and night
early-morning and late-night visits (e.g. by reporters); early-morning and late-night attacks
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
staying up all night; all-night vigil
calling at night (of a bird, etc.); nocturnal song
(staying) up late at night
starry night; starlit night
during the night; at night
last night
by day and night; day and night; round the clock
polar night
day and night; turning night into day
late-night broadcasting
late at night; deep in the night
night; middle of the night
short summer night
night rain
(a business) open all night
evening calm
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon)
23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month); moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
A Dark Night's Passing (novel by Shiga Naoya)
period from midnight until the early morning; around 4am
snowy night
cold night
night work; night shift
eyes of the night; eyes asleep; at night
right of first night; jus primae noctis; droit du seigneur
frosty night
autumn night; fall evening
night boat; ship sailing at night
dark night; moonless night
misty, moonlit night
night; evening
all night
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
night practice
Silent Night (Japanese version of the song)
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
Inuyasha (manga series)
night storm
luminous watch; luminous clock
night person; night owl
night work
eighty-eighth day from the beginning of spring
great green turban (Turbo marmoratus)
day and night; turning night into day
night-school session; evening classes
every evening; night after night
overnight transportation (train service, flight, etc.); late-night departure; red-eye flight
quiet night
evening school; night school
late-night television
the dead of night; praying all night in a shrine or temple
One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights
Twelfth Night; Epiphany Eve
calling at night (of a bird, etc.); nocturnal song
sitting up all night; staying up all night
bed-wetting; enuresis
every day and every night; day after day; daily
3 days and 3 nights
seen in the dark or at a distance; (a woman) looking prettier when seen in the dark or at a distance
throwing one's weight around without knowing one's limitations; (lit.) Yelang thinks too highly of itself
on the same night
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
fly-by-night arranger; person who helps others flee creditors
evening departure; night departure
total (utter) darkness
the long night of spiritual darkness
moonlit night
evening chat
name-giving ceremony
women's obi with a different colour on each side (originally black and white)
misty, moonlit night
temporary consort; prostitute
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
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)
noctilucent clouds
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm)
crab with little meat; (lit.) crab of a moonlit night; something with no meat to it; something unsubstantial
moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
dinner and drinks served after a wake
Kristallnacht (November 9-10, 1938); Night of Broken Glass
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
moonlight mushroom (Omphalotus guepiniformis)
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm)
dinner and drinks served after a wake
dead of night; middle of the night
setting out at night; nighttime penile erection
Long Day's Journey into Night (play by Eugene O'Neill)
clear night
night work
night-watchman state; minarchy
eve of the anniversary of a person's death
cool evening air; cooling oneself outside during the summer
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
night fishing with nets
evening moon; moonlit evening; moonlight evening
every day and every night; day after day; daily
nightcap; drink at night
heaven without fighting; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
attending someone through the night (of a guard, nurse); sleeping with a man (at his bidding); overnight vigil before burial
cannot live even a minute without someone or something; meaning the world to one
night mooring
festival-eve vigil; eve of a festival vigil
evening
midnight period; midnight service; (arch.) winter solstice
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
light shower on a night in late autumn and early winter
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) pickled just overnight
from morning till night; day and night; always
it's always darkest before the dawn; the darkest hour is just before the dawn
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
shabu-shabu-like hotpot dish with pork, spinach, etc.
night duty; night shift
looking gentle and beautiful like a bodhisattva on the outside but, being wicked and frightening like a demon on the inside
strong nighttime wind
night mooring (for a boat); sleeping away for the night (esp. in a red light district)
something indistinct; (lit.) a crow in a pitch-black night
you better watch your step!; sleep with one eye open!
all-night vigil over a body; wake
folk monster who wanders at night injuring and kidnapping people
night work (in the entertainment business or sex industry)
dinner; evening meal
cutting one's nails at night (said to cause one to miss the deathbed of one's parents)
drying at night (e.g. of clothes)
night work; burglary
ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
night mooring (for a boat); sleeping away for the night (esp. in a red light district)
all night; the whole night
star seen on a rainy night; (fig.) rare occurrence; (fig.) rare sight
Silent Night (Japanese version of the song)
late at night; small hours of the morning
ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
aimless attempt; shot in the dark
ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
midnight express (train, bus)
cabbage armyworm
staying up all night
light in the darkness; guiding beacon of light; godsend
to make a blunder; to blunder; (lit.) to have one's kettle stolen on a moonlit night
overnight flight; red-eye flight
something indistinct; (lit.) a crow in a pitch-black night
night shopkeeper; night storekeeper; night-hawker
night battle
continuing day and night
nocturnal seated Zen meditation (esp. around 8pm); sitting at night
night watch
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
women appear the most beautiful when viewed from afar, in the dark, or when wearing a bamboo hat; seeing less is more
cool, late summer night
riches to rags; person turned into a beggar overnight
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
night angling; night fishing
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker
bright even in the dark; clearly visible at night
late-night coffee shop
for several nights
built in a night; stopgap; hastily written
night crow
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) pickled just overnight
Silent Night (Japanese version of the song)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
night; middle of the night
night stall; night shop; night fair
decoration hung on the New Year's pine on New Year's eve
drying at night (e.g. of clothes)
meteor; shooting star
every night comes to an end; every night sees a dawn; this too shall pass; the darkest hour is just before the dawn
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
two nights before last
nightlife; night amusements
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon)
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
long night (esp. of autumn)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
hostess (at a bar, cabaret, etc.)
fish salted and dried overnight
loitering at night; late-night prowling
the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
misty, moonlit night
short summer night
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
night practice
crab with little meat; (lit.) crab of a moonlit night; something with no meat to it; something unsubstantial
fourth division of the night (approx. 1am to 3am)
ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
cutworm; army worm
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa)
Tsukuyomi no Mikoto (god of the Moon and brother of Amaterasu)
nocturnal seated Zen meditation (esp. around 8pm); sitting at night
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
leaving things exposed outside all night
meteor; shooting star
two nights before last
first division of the night (approx. 7pm to 9pm)
many nights; a thousand nights
night attack
night trading
weather clearing at night
second division of the night (approx. 9pm to 11pm)
rags to riches; 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; crapshoot
aimless attempt; crapshoot; 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
moonlit evening
late night opening (businesses, etc.); operating late into the night
late-night time slot
late at night; at a late hour
late at night; at a late hour
looking gentle and beautiful like a bodhisattva on the outside but, being wicked and frightening like a demon on the inside
super tropical night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 30 degrees C
Twelfth Night (comedy by William Shakespeare); Twelfth Night, or What You Will
The Night Watch (1642 painting by Rembrandt)
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.