晩|ばんban[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, adverbevening; night
   グロリアは断然だんぜんその晩ばんのピカ一ぴかいちの歌手かしゅであった。↗

   Gloria was easily the best singer of that evening.
2. noundinner; evening meal
3. countercounter for nights

• Synonym夕方ゆうがたNeutralEarly evening around sunset, earlier than 「晩」, as in 「夕方五時」.
• SynonymイブニングCasualColloquial loanword, mostly in compounds like 「イブニングドレス」; seldom used alone.
• Synonym夕ゆうWrittenAn alternate spelling of 「夕べ」—the same word as above; used in elegant evening-event names like 「音楽の夕べ」.
• Related夕暮れゆうぐれNeutralThe time around sunset as the sky darkens, with an emphasis on the scenery; 「晩」 covers the whole evening into night.
• Related夕刻ゆうこくWrittenWritten word for the evening hour, common in news and announcements, as in 「本日夕刻」.
• Related日暮れひぐれNeutralThe moment darkness is about to fall, centered on the sun going down, as in 「日暮れ前に帰る」.
• Related夕まぐれゆうまぐれWrittenWritten word for the twilight after sunset, when the sky still holds light; literary in feel.
• Related晩方ばんがたWrittenWritten word for the approach of evening; old-fashioned in tone and little used.
• Related暮れ方くれがたWrittenWritten word for dusk, mostly in literary description.
• Related火灯し頃ひともしごろWrittenAn archaic, elegant term for lamp-lighting time, when night has just fallen; carries a nostalgic feel.
• Related薄暮れうすぐれWrittenWritten word for the faint darkness after sunset; very rarely used.
• Related夕景ゆうけいWrittenWritten word for evening scenery or, by extension, the evening hour; mostly in landscape description.
• Related暮れ暮れくれぐれWrittenArchaic word for nightfall; essentially unused in modern Japanese.
• Related入相いりあいWrittenArchaic word for sunset, seen mostly in 「入相の鐘」 (the vespers bell); rare today.
• Related夕べゆうべNeutralThe span from sunset into night, also last night; literary, and used in event names like 「音楽の夕べ」.
• Related逢魔が時おうまがときWrittenTwilight hour said in legend to be when one may meet yokai; mysterious and eerie, mostly in literary works.
• Antonym朝あさNeutralThe opposite of 「晩」: the morning that starts the day, as 「朝ご飯」 pairs with 「晩ご飯」.
• Antonym昼ひるNeutralThe opposite of 「晩」: midday and the daytime.

For evening in general, 「晩」 is the default. Use 「夕方」 for the hours around sunset and 「夕暮れ」 or 「日暮れ」 for the darkening sky; 「夕刻」 fits news and announcements, 「夕べ」 evening-event names, and 「朝」 is the morning opposite.

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1. （バン）夕方ゆうがた。