晩 (ban) means “night” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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晩になると、窓の外が静かになります。ban ni na ru to mado no soto ga shizu ka ni na ri ma su

When evening comes, it gets quiet outside the window.

Covers the later part of the day from evening into night, especially when referring to a particular occasion.

夜yoru: The time when the sky is dark, usually from evening until morning.

日が暮れてから夜にかけての時間帯。hi ga ku re te ka ra yoru ni ka ke te no ji kan tai

晩 (ban, "evening") is a Sino-Japanese word that uses the on-yomi reading of the kanji 晩, whose basic meaning is "evening" or "night."

In everyday Japanese, 晩 (ban) often appears in その晩 (sono ban), meaning "that night," while 夜 (yoru) is the more general word for night.