Japanese symbol for “evening”
晩
ばん
Romaji: ban
evening; night
In Japanese, evening is 晩, read ばん (ban).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adv, n evening; night
- n dinner; evening meal
- ctr counter for nights
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “evening”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夜 | よる yoru | night; evening |
| 夕 | ゆう yuu | evening |
| 夕暮れ | ゆうぐれ yuugure | evening; dusk; twilight |
| 宵 | よい yoi | evening; early night hours |
| 夕刻 | ゆうこく yuukoku | evening; evening hour |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毎晩 | まいばん maiban | every night |
| 晩年 | ばんねん bannen | one's later years; final years (in life) |
| 今晩 | こんばん konban | tonight; this evening |
| 昨晩 | さくばん sakuban | last night |
| 朝晩 | あさばん asaban | morning and evening |
| 晩酌 | ばんしゃく banshaku | drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink |
See also: Chinese symbol for “evening”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.