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Meanings for each kanji in 昨晩
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昨 |
yesterday; previous |
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晩 |
nightfall; night |
Sample Sentences for 昨晩
私は昨晩レストランで偶然先生に会った。
I met my teacher by accident at the restaurant last night.
私たちは昨晩そのパーティーに出席した。
We attended the party last evening.
昨晩、彼女は彼に会うことを約束した。
She promised to meet him last night.
昨晩私の家に賊が押し入った。
Some burglars broke into my house last night.
私は昨晩警察といざこざを起こした。
I was in trouble with the police last night.
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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