夜|よるyoru[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, adverbnight; evening
   あなたは夜よるよく寝ねれませんか。↗

   Don't you sleep well at night?
2. noundinner

• Synonym晩ばんNeutralCovers evening into the night and also dinner, as in 「今晩」 and 「晩ご飯」; leans toward the earlier part of the night than 「夜」.
• Synonym夜間やかんNeutralA Sino-Japanese word for the night-time period specifically, as in 「夜間営業」 and 「夜間学校」; typical of notices and announcements.
• Synonym夜中やちゅうNeutralRead 「やちゅう」 it is a written term for the hours of night; in speech it is usually read 「よなか」 and means late at night.
• Synonym夜分やぶんFormalA formal, deferential word for night, used when apologizing for disturbing someone late, as in 「夜分遅くすみません」.
• Related暮夜ぼやWrittenA written word for nighttime; very rarely used.
• Related小夜さよWrittenAn elegant, poetic word for the night, found mainly in poetry and song titles, as in 「小夜曲」.
• Antonym昼ひるNeutralThe antonym of 「夜」: daytime, or noon specifically.

Default to 「夜」 for night. Use 「晩」 for evening into night, 「夜中（よなか）」 for late night in speech, 「夜間」 for the nighttime period, such as night-time opening hours, and 「夜分」 to apologize for a late-night disturbance.

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1. （よる）1日ついたちのうちで、地球ちきゅう自身じしんの陰かげになるため、太陽たいようを見みることができない時間じかん。一般いっぱんには、日没にちぼつから日出にっしゅつまでをいう。