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夜 means 'night'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 236   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-5    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 10    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 184 words   Used in 353 words   Used in 650 names   Component in 5 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ヤ
Kun
   よる   よ night
Notes
The bottom right component is actually derived from 夕 (night) etymologically, despite visual similarity of the modern form to 夂 (go).
Components
⿱  亠 lid  ⿰  亻 (人) man  ⿴  夂 go  丶 dot  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 夜 is used 19 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 夜 is used 312 times, read 3 ways.
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ヤ : 169 words FIND ALL
こ ん や 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
this evening; tonight
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よ : 121 words FIND ALL
よ な か 3
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
midnight; dead of night
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よる : 22 words FIND ALL
よ る 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
evening; night
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An additional one less common word includes 夜 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 232 (originally: 212)  Joy o' Kanji : 212  Key to Kanji: 1014 

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夜
ヤ   よる    よ night   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
夂
go
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丶
dot   
亠
lid
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