JLPT N5 · Noun / adverb

晩 (ban)

晩 (ばん, ban) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “evening; night”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ばん
Romaji: ban
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

evening; night · noun, adverb
dinner; evening meal · noun · abbreviation
counter for nights · counter

Example sentences

グロリアは断然その晩のピカ一の歌手であった。

Gloria was easily the best singer of that evening.

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

Kanji in 晩

晩

nightfall, nightバン · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 晩.

今晩こんばんtonight毎晩まいばんevery night晩御飯ばんごはんdinner晩年ばんねんone's later years

Source: JMdict entry 1482110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.