Night and late night
Word sets, Stage 3chunk 4 of 19Parts of the day
Lets you talk about evenings and the small hours.
- banevening; night
- yonakathe middle of the night
- shin'yalate at night; after midnight
- yuugataearly evening; late afternoon
- hirumadaytime; during the day
Mix-ups Yonaka and shin'ya overlap; shin'ya sounds more official.
ban
evening; night
Mostly in set words: konban (this evening), maiban, bangohan, asa kara ban made.
asa kara ban made hataraiteru.
I work from morning till night.
朝から晩まで働いてる。
asa kara ban made hataraite imasu.
I work from morning until night.
朝から晩まで働いています。
Written 晩 · ばんRank #4729 in 3,030 TV dramas
yonaka
the middle of the night
Mayonaka is the dead of night.
yonaka ni me ga sameta.
I woke up in the middle of the night.
夜中に目が覚めた。
yonaka ni me ga samemashita.
I woke up in the middle of the night.
夜中に目が覚めました。
Written 夜中 · よなかRank #2217 in 3,030 TV dramas
shin'ya
late at night; after midnight
Sounds more official than yonaka; used for late shifts, late-night TV and opening hours.
shin'ya made baito shiteru.
I work my part-time job until late at night.
深夜までバイトしてる。
shin'ya made arubaito o shite imasu.
I work part-time until late at night.
深夜までアルバイトをしています。
Written 深夜 · しんやRank #3562 in 3,030 TV dramas
yuugata
early evening; late afternoon
Roughly 4 to 7 p.m., while it gets dark; after that it's yoru.
yuugata goro tsuku to omou.
I think I'll get there around early evening.
夕方ごろ着くと思う。
yuugata goro tsuku to omoimasu.
I expect to arrive in the early evening.
夕方ごろ着くと思います。
Written 夕方 · ゆうがたRank #2124 in 3,030 TV dramas
hiruma
daytime; during the day
Hiru alone usually means noon or lunch; hiruma is the whole daylight stretch.
hiruma wa atsui kedo yoru wa suzushii.
It's hot in the day but cool at night.
昼間は暑いけど夜は涼しい。
hiruma wa atsui desu ga, yoru wa suzushii desu.
It's hot during the day, but cool at night.
昼間は暑いですが、夜は涼しいです。
Written 昼間 · ひるまRank #2019 in 3,030 TV dramas