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[さく(昨)·ばん(晩)]
sakuban
noun, adverb

English Meaning(s) for 昨晩

noun, adverb
  1. last night
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Meanings for each kanji in 昨晩

» yesterday; previous
» nightfall; night

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Sample Sentences for 昨晩

I read the book last night.
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Were you at home last night?
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I watched the baseball game last night.
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It was cool, not to say, cold last night.
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What did you do last evening?
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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

 

#2 Posted by machigainai over 8 years ago

What is the difference between 昨晩 and yuube? They both mean last night so is one more formal than the other or..?

#1 Posted by Japanesse over 8 years ago


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