Memory phrase for the Kanji: 晩


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Meaning

nightfall, evening, late

Pronunciation

BAN

Explanation

Left: sun , right: escape, permit (an escaping rabbit 兔=兎=[うさぎ] - long ear , big eyes , legs )

Mnemonic

The sun escapes during nightfall.

Radicals

day, sunThe radical nichi stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point.
escape, permitimage of an escaping rabbit
kneeling person(Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting , sitting cross-legged , lying , skilled , bending ,, slumped or husband )
moving feetRadical: hitoashi
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Vocabulary

 晩御飯  ばんごはん  dinner, evening meal
 毎晩  まいばん  every night
 今晩  こんばん  tonight, this evening
 晩  ばん  evening
 晩年  ばんねん  (one's) last years


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