Romaji Hide
Meanings for each kanji in 昨晩
» |
昨 |
yesterday; previous |
» |
晩 |
nightfall; night |
Sample Sentences for 昨晩
昨晩食べた牡蛎に当たってしまった。
Those oysters I ate last night didn't agree with me.
お隣さんが昨晩逮捕されたんだよ。
My neighbor was arrested last night.
昨晩、彼女が私に庭で豪華な夕食をごちそうしてくれた。
She gave a rich dinner for us in her garden last night.
昨晩大統領がテレビで話をするのを聞いた。
Yesterday evening we heard the President talk on television.
彼女は昨晩、あまり眠れなかったようです。
She seems to have slept badly last night.
This site uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC dictionary files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and are used in conformance with the Group's licence.
I did some research.
夕べ is the same as 昨夜 (さくや) Here the kanji represent the meaning and not the sound https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/271/why-is-昨夜-pronounced-as-ゆうべ-yuube-and-今日-as-きょう-kyou
昨晩 is more formal and less used. A more common way to say last night is "昨日の夜" https://www.italki.com/question/237843
Yahoo search hit amounts confirm these statements:
"昨日の夜" 61.8 million
"昨夜" 2.4 million
"夕べ 1.7 million
"昨晩" 0.6 million
昨晩 is less usedhttps://www.italki.com/question/237843