こんばん

konban

evening

こんばんは

Good evening

informal

The period of time in the late afternoon and evening, typically from around 6 PM to 9 PM.

こんばん、お疲れ様でした

Good evening, you worked hard today

Often used in greetings like 'こんばんは' (good evening) or 'こんばん' as a standalone greeting.

Collocations

good evening

While 'こんばん' alone can mean 'evening', the full greeting 'こんばんは' is more common in formal settings.

Derived from '今晩' (konban), meaning 'this evening', with '今' (kon) meaning 'now' and '晩' (ban) meaning 'evening'.

Used informally to refer to the evening period or as a greeting. 'こんばんは' is the standard greeting for the evening.

こん

now

prefix

ばん

evening

suffix

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