JLPT N2 · Noun / adverb

夜間 (yakan)

夜間 (やかん, yakan) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “night; nighttime”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: やかん
Romaji: yakan
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

night; nighttime · noun, adverb

Example sentences

フクロウは昼間寝ていて夜間狩りをします。

An owl sleeps by day and hunts by night.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 夜間

夜

night, eveningヤ・よ・よる · 8 strokes

間

interval, spaceカン・ケン・あいだ・ま · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 夜間.

夜よるnight昨夜ゆうべlast night今夜こんやthis evening夜よnight夜中よなかmiddle of the night徹夜てつやstaying up all night夜明けよあけdawn深夜しんやlate at night夜行やこうnight travel夜やcounter for nights日夜にちやday and night夜具やぐbedding夜更しよふかしstaying up late夜更けよふけlate at night

Source: JMdict entry 1536530 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.