JLPT N1 · Noun

夕暮れ (yuugure)

夕暮れ (ゆうぐれ, yuugure) is a Japanese noun meaning “evening; dusk”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ゆうぐれ
Romaji: yuugure
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

evening; dusk; twilight · noun

Example sentences

その校舎は夕暮れの中にきらきらと輝いていた。

The school building was a blaze of light in the evening darkness.

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

Kanji in 夕暮れ

夕

eveningセキ・ゆう · 3 strokes

暮

evening, twilight, season's endボ・く.れる・く.らす · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 夕暮れ.

夕方ゆうがたearly evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm)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夕焼けゆうやけevening glow暮れるくれるto get dark暮れくれsunset暮らしくらし(way of) life暮らすくらすto live (on, by, etc.)

Source: JMdict entry 1542770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.