イブ

eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before

What does イブ mean?

イブ is a Japanese noun meaning eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before in English. It is written as イブ in hiragana, and ibu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

街はクリスマスムード一色・・・もうじきイブだ。

The streets are in full Christmas mood - it's almost Christmas Eve.