Japanese symbol for “tonight”
今晩
こんばん
Romaji: konban
tonight; this evening
In Japanese, tonight is 今晩, read こんばん (konban).
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 tonight; this evening
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tonight”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今夜 | こんや kon'ya | this evening; tonight |
| 今宵 | こよい koyoi | this evening; tonight |
| 当夜 | とうや touya | that night; tonight |
| トゥナイト | トゥナイト tunaito | tonight |
| 今夕 | こんせき konseki | this evening; tonight |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今日 | きょう kyou | today; this day |
| 今回 | こんかい konkai | this time; now |
| 今年 | ことし kotoshi | this year |
| 今度 | こんど kondo | this time; now |
| 今後 | こんご kongo | from now on; hereafter |
| 今週 | こんしゅう konshuu | this week |
| 毎晩 | まいばん maiban | every night |
| 晩年 | ばんねん bannen | one's later years; final years (in life) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “tonight”.
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.