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Definition and Synonyms for 夜
| 1. | 夜 | 暗がり |
| Night | darkness | |
| Synonyms: | 夜 | |
| 2. | 夜 | 1日周期の暗い部分が時間単位と考えられている |
| Night | the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit | |
| Synonyms: | 夜 | |
| 3. | 暮夜 | 外が暗い、日没の後と日の出の前の時間 |
| Dark | the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside | |
| Synonyms: | ナイト, 夜, 夜中, 夜中, 夜分, 夜半, 夜間, 小夜, 晩, 暮夜 | |
| 4. | 晩 | 日没から深夜までの時間 |
| Night | the time between sunset and midnight | |
| Synonyms: | ナイト, 夜, 夜分, 夜間, 晩 | |
| 5. | 晩 | 眠って過ごす時間 |
| Night | the period spent sleeping | |
| Synonyms: | ナイト, 夜, 夜分, 夜間, 晩 | |
| 6. | 夜 | 日暮れの略 |
| Night | a shortening of nightfall | |
| Synonyms: | 夜 |
Meanings for each kanji in 夜
| 夜 | night; evening | Kanji Details » |
Categories 夜 is a member of
| 1. | 暗晦 | 光または照明の欠如 |
| Dark | absence of light or illumination | |
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| 2. | ピリオド | 時間の量 |
| Period | an amount of time | |
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| 3. | 逢魔が時 | 日没の直後 |
| Evenfall | the time of day immediately following sunset | |
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| 4. | 時間を計る単位 | |
| Time Unit | a unit for measuring time periods | |
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Sample Sentences for 夜
アザラシは夜にいっそう頻繁に浮上してくるのだから、熊がアザラシを呼吸孔のところで捕まえる可能性は夕暮れ以降により高くなるのである。
The seals surface more frequently then, so a bear's chance of catching one at a breathing hole is greater after nightfall.
あんな寒い夜に彼女を待たしておくべきではなかった。
You ought not to have kept her waiting on such a cold night.
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