夜 — night, evening

夜

Meaning: night, evening
On reading: ヤya
Kun reading: よyoよるyoru
Strokes: 8
Learned in: Grade 2 of elementary school in Japan

夜 in names

When I turn a name into kanji, I use 夜 for the sound “ya” (や) or “yo” (よ).

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