晩
ばん · ban · JLPT N5 · noun
evening
🌙 晩 = 日 (sun) + 免 (excused): the sun is let off duty, so it is evening
The left part 日 means sun or day. The right part 免 means to be excused or dismissed, and it also supplies the sound. Sun dismissed = evening. Sound hook: ban, as in the sun is banned after dusk. Seen in 今晩 (konban, tonight) and 晩ご飯 (bangohan, dinner).