晩

音読おんよみ: バン

訓読くんよみ: none *

画数かくすう: 12 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 日(ひへん)

Meaning

Evening / Night / Late

  • 今晩こんばん — this evening
  • ばんはん — dinner
  • 毎晩まいばん — every night
  • 晩年ばんねん — later years (of life)
  • 晩秋ばんしゅう — late autumn
  • 晩婚ばんこん — late marriage
  • 晩成ばんせい — late blooming/success
  • 晩酌ばんしゃく — evening drink

晩 combines 日 (sun) with 免 as a phonetic, pointing to the time when the sun is gone — dusk and nightfall.

By extension, it often carries a nuance of “lateness,” whether time of day (晩ご飯), season (晩秋), or life stage (晩年).

今晩こんばんさむくなりそうです。
It looks like it will get cold tonight.

ばんはんなににしますか?
What shall we have for dinner?

今
Creates
今晩こんばん — this evening
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