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夜
Night
よる (yoru), よ (yo)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
🏯Ninja were a real threat in feudal Japan, so some castles were built with "nightingale floors(uguisubari)." The floorboards were designed to chirp like birds whenever someone walked across them. At night, even the stealthiest intruder would accidentally announce their arrival with a squeak.
Memory Trick
🚶 A traveler is still on the road when darkness begins falling from above. He hurries to find roof before the night completely covers the sky.
Readings
Onyomi: ヤ (ya)
Kunyomi: よる (yoru), よ (yo)
Example Words
夜
よる (yoru)
Night
今夜
こんや (konya)
Tonight
夜中
よなか (yonaka)
Midnight
夜空
よぞら (yozora)
Night sky
Example Sentence
今夜は 月が きれいです。
こんやは つきが きれいです。
konya wa tsuki ga kirei desu
The moon is beautiful tonight.