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今夜

こんや

tonight, this evening

Mnemonic

The lid comes down on the day while you are still standing about in it. Con こん ya や into staying out, because there is the moon, better than it has any right to be: こんや.

Built from

now
A lid drawn shut over a single stroke, this moment, closed off from the rest.
night
A lid pulled over the day with the moon tucked underneath.

Words sharing these kanji

now today next time this time until now this time this morning this year after this, in the future now (when it's too late), at this stage evening, night last night, last evening

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