夜 Night

Radical Combination

• 亠

  Lid
• ｲ

  Leader
• 夂

  Winter
• 丶

  Drop

Meaning

Primary

Night

Alternative

Evening

Mnemonic

A leader is wearing a lid and is standing outside in winter. Plus it's raining and she's covered in drops of water. On top of all this, it's night.

Hints

If it helps, you can come up with a reason why she's outside in the winter at night. Also, why is she wearing a lid on her head? Probably because she's protecting her people from something that comes at night.

Readings

On’yomi

や

Kun’yomi

よ, よる

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Question is, what is she protecting them from during the night? Turns out, it's the Yankees (や) baseball team. They're out for blood, and only the leader can protect us.

Hints

Imagine the Yankees stomping towards the leader, baseball bats in hand, blood on their faces. They're here to eat, and nobody will stop them. Feel the fear of their approach. Will you survive another night with them on the prowl?