Mnemonic
The sun always has an excuse to leave early — 'I've been up since dawn!' it protests, sinking below the horizon. Every time the sun makes its excuse, Nightfall sweeps in, draping the world in velvet darkness.
Additional thoughts
Picture the sun as a tired worker punching out, mumbling excuses as it dips away. The moment it leaves, nightfall rushes in like an eager replacement. The excuse is always the same — and so the cycle repeats every evening.Quick recall
The sun makes an excuse to leave, so nightfall takes over.Details
The keyword for 晩 is nightfall. This kanji refers to the period of evening or dusk when the sun sets and darkness begins to take over. It conveys the sense of the later part of the day transitioning into night, and by extension can also carry the meaning of "late" in a temporal sense, as in the latter stage of a period or season.
- On'yomi
- ばん