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“night” in Japanese

In Japanese, night is 夜, 闇, 一晩.

Meaning in English

1. (noun) Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx 2. (noun) darkness 3. (noun) the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside 4. (noun) a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom 5. (noun) the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit 6. (noun) the time between sunset and midnight 7. (noun) the period spent sleeping 8. (noun) a shortening of nightfall

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Japanese dictionary entries

noun
Japanese

夜

Romaji: yoru

n. 夜

Source: FreeDict English–Japanese 2025.11.23

noun
Japanese

闇

Romaji: yami

n. 闇 夜

Source: FreeDict English–Japanese 2025.11.23

noun
Japanese

一晩

Romaji: hitoban

n. 一晩 一泊 夜

Source: FreeDict English–Japanese 2025.11.23

noun
Japanese

日暮れ

Romaji: higure

n. 日暮れ 黄昏

Source: FreeDict English–Japanese 2025.11.23

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