ばん
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. evening; night
Noun
Abbreviation
2. dinner; evening meal
Counter
3. counter for nights
Kanji used
evening (after sunset)
Pitch accent
Top 4000
Used in vocabulary (37 in total)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
tonight; this evening
every night
dinner; evening meal
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
dinner; evening meal
one's later years; final years (in life)
dinner; evening meal
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
dinner; evening meal
three days and three nights
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
morning and evening
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
tomorrow evening
toward evening
the following evening
banquet; dinner party
supper; dinner
(for) several nights
late marriage
late in life; one's later years
the last stage
night before last
evening; good evening
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
slow growth; slow ripening
evening scene
the other evening; a few nights ago
evening cool; cool evening air
late education
you better watch your step!; sleep with one eye open!
one's later years; final years; old age
post-term delivery; postmature delivery; giving birth at an above-average age
Kyoto-style side dish; meal of side dishes
Examples (32 in total)
I had a good time last evening.
Can you come on Sunday evening?
Where were you that night?