8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

night, evening

Kun'yomi
  • evening ②dinner
  • evening ②dinner
On'yomi
  • counter for nights

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

よる 48.3%
31.5%
20.2%

Character Breakdown

night, evening
よる ヤ よ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

evening ②dinner
this evening
night under the midnight sun
city at night ②nightlife district
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References

Unicode hex code 591C
JIS X 0208 1-44-75
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 298
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1129
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2056
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2550
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1301
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1770
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 258
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 766
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 336
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5763
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 212
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 471
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 479
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 144
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 150
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 232
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 169
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 318
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 93
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.17
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 406
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1046
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2j6.1
Four corner code 0024.7
De Roo Code 467