Meaning

Primary

Every Night

Alternative

Nightly

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Every night is simply every night. What do you do every night?

Reading

まいばん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 毎晩毎晩

    night after night

    毎朝毎晩

    every morning and every night

    最近毎晩

    every night lately

Context Sentences

体を丈夫にするために、毎晩やく用酒を飲んでいます。

In order to improve my health, I drink medicinal alcohol every night.

私の夫は、毎晩五時に夕食を食べて、十時には寝ます。

Every night my husband eats dinner at 5 o’clock and goes to bed by 10 o’clock.

毎晩泣く子を抱きながら、子供の世話をするには大変な忍耐が必要だということを学びました。

While holding a crying baby every night, I learned that you need a lot of patience to take care of children.

Kanji Composition