Memory phrase for the Kanji: 夜

夜

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Meaning

night

Pronunciation

 YA
yo, yoru

Explanation

 Top: cover 亠 (here: hat/beret), below: person 人 and a variation of moon 月 or evening 夕

Mnemonic

With a cap is a person observing the moon: in the night.

Radicals

亠 coverOther covers are: 冖
人 personRadical hito
夕 eveningVariante of moon 月, that is not fully risen, because it is still evening.
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Vocabulary

 昨夜  ゆうべ  last night
 夜  よる  evening, night
 昼夜  ちゅうや  day and night
 夜具  やぐ  bedding
 夜中  よなか  midnight, dead of night
 夜  よ  night
 夜明け  よあけ  dawn, daybreak
 夜間  やかん  at night, nighttime
 今夜  こんや  tonight

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