How to say “night” in Japanese | 夜 (よる、yoru)

The Japanese vocabulary「夜 (よる、yoru)」means “night.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word夜
Hiraganaよる
Romaji Readingyoru
English Meaningnight

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

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Japanese Sentence夜よるの渋しぶ谷やは明あかるい。
Romaji ReadingYoru no Shibuya wa akarui.
English MeaningNight in Shibuya is bright. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence夜の渋谷は明るいです。
Romaji ReadingYoru no Shibuya wa akaruidesu.
English MeaningNight in Shibuya is bright. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence夜よるのトイレが怖こわい。
Romaji ReadingYoru no toire ga kowai.
English MeaningI’m scared of going to the toilet at night. (Plain Form)

There are cases in which translating「トイレ」as “bathroom” is incorrect. If you do not know the reason, please ask about it in our private lesson or mail support.
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Japanese Sentence夜のトイレが怖いです。
Romaji ReadingYoru no toire ga kowai desu.
English MeaningI’m scared of going to the toilet at night. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence昨日きのうは夜よる遅おそくまで起おきていた。
Romaji ReadingKinō wa yoru osoku made okite ita.
English MeaningI stayed up late yesterday. (Plain Form)

There is a reason why we did not use “last night” in the English meaning. We will teach it in our private lesson or mail support.

Japanese Sentence昨日は夜遅くまで起きていました。
Romaji ReadingKinō wa yoru osoku made okite imashita.
English MeaningI stayed up late yesterday. (Polite Form)
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