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Kanji Grade 2 - 夜

Kanji character Grade 2 夜. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 夜
About
night, evening
Kun: よ、 よる
On: ヤ
8 strokes
Radical: evening, sunset 夕
Parts: 亠 化 夕
 
Onyomi
夜 【ヤ】 counter for nights
夜間 【ヤカン】 night, nighttime
同夜 【ドウヤ】 the same night, that night
通夜 【ツヤ】 all-night vigil over a body, wake
 
Kunyomi
夜 【よる】 evening, night, dinner
夜明け 【よあけ】 dawn, daybreak
毎夜 【まいよ】 every evening, every night
短夜 【みじかよ】 short summer night
夜 【よる】 evening, night, dinner
夜遅く 【よるおそく】 late at night, at a late hour
水晶の夜 【すいしょうのよる】 Kristallnacht (night of concerted violence against Jews in Germany and Austria from November 9-10, 1938)