JLPT Level: Unlisted, but the kanji are N4 and N5 respectively.This is a pretty low-frequency word.

JLPT Level: Unlisted, but the kanji are N4 and N5 respectively.

This is a pretty low-frequency word. It sounds pretty old-timey, and it makes sense because I found it in a manga that takes place in the Edo Period haha. 

Let’s take a look at the kanji:

夜

• On-yomi: ya
• Kun-yomi: yo, yoru
• Meaning: night, evening

半

• On-yomi: han
• Kun-yomi: naka.ba
• Meaning: half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

Put them together and you get “the middle of the night.” Pretty easy, right?