What does 夜 mean in Japanese?

夜 (よる) means "night / evening" in Japanese. It is a JLPT N5 level vocabulary word in the time category.

How do you pronounce 夜?

夜 is read as よる (romanized: yoru).

夜

よる

yoru

night / evening

🕐 Time & Calendar Words • JLPT N5

夜、本を読みます。

I read books at night.

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