night

夜

夕方から朝までの、普通は外が暗い時間。

やさしい英語で： The part of each day between evening and morning, when it is usually dark outside.

• It gets cold at night.
• I slept badly last night.
• We spent three nights by the sea.

使い方： at night (The streets are quiet at night.); on + specified night (We met on a cold winter night.)

類義語： nighttime

反対語： day

よく使う表現： at night, last night, all night, by night

夜間

法律で定める、日没の少し後から日の出の少し前までの時間。

やさしい英語で： A period defined by law as starting shortly after sunset and ending shortly before sunrise.

• The law defines when night begins.
• The court classified the burglary as occurring at night.
• Under this rule, night ends thirty minutes before sunrise.

反対語： day

よく使う表現： night burglary, during the night, definition of night

おやすみ

寝る前や夜遅くに別れるときの、親しみのある挨拶。

やさしい英語で： A friendly goodbye said before going to bed or leaving someone late in the evening.

• Night, Mum!
• Night, everyone. See you tomorrow.
• Night, darling. Sleep well.

類義語： good night

よく使う表現： night everyone, night mum, night darling