JLPT N5 · Noun / adverb

夕方 (yuugata)

夕方 (ゆうがた, yuugata) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ゆうがた
Romaji: yuugata
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk · noun, adverb

Example sentences

ひょっとすると夕方前に雨になるかもしれない。

It might rain before evening.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 夕方

夕

eveningセキ・ゆう · 3 strokes

方

direction, person, alternativeホウ・かた・-かた · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 夕方.

夕飯ゆうはんevening meal夕刊ゆうかんevening edition (of a daily newspaper)夕立ゆうだち(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening)夕日ゆうひevening sun夕暮れゆうぐれevening夕焼けゆうやけevening glow方かたdirection仕方しかたway両方りょうほうboth方ほうdirection一方いっぽうone (esp. of two)方々かたがたpeople味方みかたfriend地方ちほうdistrict

Source: JMdict entry 1542790 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.