#n5 kanji
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?
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