Meaning

Primary

Tonight

Alternative

This Evening

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The now night is the current night, aka tonight.

Reading

こんや
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. You haven't learned the on'yomi reading for yet, so here's a mnemonic:

Tonight, you're going to a Yankees () baseball game. Not just any game, not just any night — the Yankees, tonight.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 今夜のメニュー

    tonight's menu

    今夜の月

    tonight's moon

    今夜のおかず

    tonight's dish to go with rice

Context Sentences

ウェディングパーティーは今夜です。

The wedding party is tonight.

今夜は一人でジムに行きます。

I will go to the gym alone tonight.

今夜は西の方に水星が見えるかもしれません。

You may see Mercury in the west tonight.

Kanji Composition