- 今晩 — this evening
- 晩ご飯 — dinner
- 毎晩 — every night
- 晩年 — later years (of life)
- 晩秋 — late autumn
- 晩婚 — late marriage
- 晩成 — late blooming/success
- 晩酌 — 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).
今晩は 寒くなりそうです。
It looks like it will get cold tonight.
晩ご飯は 何にしますか?
What shall we have for dinner?