| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| ๅคๆฅ | ใใใฒ | ใฆใฆใ |
Pronunciation: yuuhi
How to Say It Outloud: yoo-hee
Usage: Used commonly to describe the sun setting in the sky.
Example Sentence Japanese:
ๅคๆฅใ็พใใใงใใญใ
ๅคๆฅใ็พใใใงใใญใExample Sentence English:The sunset is beautiful, isn't it?
The sunset is beautiful, isn't it?| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| ๆฅๆฒก | ใซใกใผใค | ใใใใ |
Pronunciation: nichibotsu
How to Say It Outloud: nee-chee-bo-tsu
Usage: A more formal term for sunset, often used in literature or formal conversations.
Example Sentence Japanese:ๆฅๆฒกใฎๆฏ่ฒใๅฅฝใใงใใ
ๆฅๆฒกใฎๆฏ่ฒใๅฅฝใใงใใExample Sentence English:I like the scenery of the sunset.
I like the scenery of the sunset.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| ๆฅๆฎใ | ใฒใใ | ใใฐใฌ |
Pronunciation: higure
How to Say It Outloud: hee-goo-reh
Usage: A bit more poetic and can refer to the period around sunset.
Example Sentence Japanese:ๆฅๆฎใใซๆฃๆญฉใใใใ
ๆฅๆฎใใซๆฃๆญฉใใใใExample Sentence English:Let's take a walk at sunset.
Let's take a walk at sunset.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| ๅค็ผใ | ใใใใ | ใฆใฆใคใฑ |
Pronunciation: yuuyake
How to Say It Outloud: yoo-yah-keh
Usage: Specifically refers to the glow or colors in the sky during sunset.
Example Sentence Japanese:ๅค็ผใใใใใใงใใ
ๅค็ผใใใใใใงใใExample Sentence English:The sunset glow is beautiful.
The sunset glow is beautiful.Dictionary
ๆฅใฎๅ
ฅใใฒใฎใใCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- sunset
ๆฅๆฒกใซใกใผใคCommon word
Noun- sunset
- Sunset
ๆฎใใใCommon wordjlpt-n3
NounAdverb (fukushi)
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Noun, used as a suffix
- sunset; sundown; nightfall; dusk
Adverb (fukushi)
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Noun, used as a suffix
- end; close
Adverb (fukushi)
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Noun, used as a suffix
- year-end; end of the year
ๆฅๆฎใใฒใใCommon word
Noun- twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
ๅค็ผใใใใใCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
- Afterglow
ๅ
ฅ็ธใใใใ
Noun- sunset
- evening bell; vespers bell
ๆฉ็
งใฐใใใใ
Noun- sunset; setting sun
ๆผ้ใฒใใพCommon wordjlpt-n4jlpt-n1
NounAdverb (fukushi)
- daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
ใตใณใปใใใตใณใปใใ
Noun- sunset
ๆฎใๆนใใใใ
NounAdverb (fukushi)
- evening; dusk; sunset; nightfall
ๆ้ฝ็ฃๆฅญใใใใใใใใใ
Noun- sunset industry; declining industry
ๆฅๆฒกๅพใซใกใผใคใ
NounAdverb (fukushi)
- after sunset
ๆฅๆฒกๅใซใกใผใคใพใ
Noun- before sunset
ๅคๆ ใใใใฐใ
Noun- sunset glow
ๅคช้ฝ่ถใใใใใกใใ
Noun- sunset morpho (butterfly, Morpho hecuba)
ๅคๆฎใๆใใใใใฉใ
Noun- time around sunset; early evening
้ป่่ตใจใใใใใ
Noun- sunset hibiscus (Hibiscus manihot)
- Abelmoschus manihot
ๅค้ฒใใใใ
Noun- early evening cloud; clouds at sunset
ใใใใขใณใใใใทใฅใใฟใใฉใคใใฃใใทใฅใใใใขใณใใใใทใฅใใฟใใฉใคใใฃใใทใฅ
Noun- sunset butterflyfish (Chaetodon pelewensis); dot-and-dash butterflyfish
ๅค็ผใ้ฒใใใใใใ
Noun- red sunset clouds
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