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ζ™©

Evening, Night

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

You'll encounter ζ™© every day in greetings like δ»Šζ™©γ― ('Good evening') and words like 晩ご飯 (dinner). It specifically refers to the later part of the day.

Memory Trick

Imagine the SUN slowly disappearing as the EVENING sky turns orange. Night is about to begin.

Readings

Onyomi: バン (ban)

Kunyomi:

Example Words

δ»Šζ™©
こんばん (konban)
This evening
晩ご飯
ばんごはん (bangohan)
Dinner
ζ―Žζ™©
まいばん (maiban)
Every night
ζ˜¨ζ™©
さくばん (sakuban)
Last night

Example Sentence

ζ―Žζ™© ζœ¬γ‚’ θͺ­γΏγΎγ™γ€‚

まいばん ほんを γ‚ˆγΏγΎγ™γ€‚

maiban hon o yomimasu

I read a book every night.

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