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evening

JLPT N3 Grade 6 12 strokes
On'yomi
バン
Radical
· sun (sun, day)

晩 means "evening". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 12 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is バン. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 6.

Example word

ばんはん

dinner

Stroke order & writing

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晩 in example sentences

  • Bangohan wa nani?

    What's for dinner?

  • Bangohan dekita?

    Is dinner ready?

  • いちばんちゅういた。

    Ichi banchuu naita.

    I cried all night.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

Words that use 晩

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Common questions

What does the kanji 晩 mean?
晩 means "evening". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 晩 have?
晩 is written in 12 strokes.
How is 晩 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is バン.
What JLPT level is 晩?
晩 is a JLPT N3 kanji.