Onyomi: バン · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: night, nightfall
Kanji for night, nightfall
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The kanji 晩 combines 日 (sun) and 免 (originally meaning “to escape” or “avoid”). In ancient script, it depicted the sun descending at the end of the day — the time when daylight escapes and darkness arrives. This image came to represent evening, the latter part of the day when work ends and night begins. Over time, 晩 became associated with late hours, evening activities, and the passage of the day toward nightfall.
Made from 日 (sun) and 免 (escape), 晩 shows the sun leaving the sky — representing evening, late day, or the transition toward night.
This kanji declares: the sun (日) escapes (免) across the sky — 晩 means evening or late day. Imagine watching the sun dip below the horizon, signaling that the day is ending and night is approaching.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 晩 | ばん | evening, night | common JLPT-N5 Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 遅い | おそい | slow | common JLPT-N5 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 晩御飯 | ばんごはん | dinner, evening meal | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 晩年 | ばんねん | one's later years, final years (in life) | common Noun |
| 晩婚 | ばんこん | late marriage | common Noun |
| 晩餐 | ばんさん | dinner (esp. a formal one) | Noun |
| 晩秋 | ばんしゅう | late autumn (fall) | Adverb (fukushi), Noun |
| 晩香波 | バンクーバー | Vancouver | common Noun |
| 晩餐会 | ばんさんかい | banquet, dinner party | Noun |
| 晩飯 | ばんめし | dinner, evening meal | Noun |