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夕焼け (ゆうやけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

夕ゆう焼やけ

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う

や

け

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

evening glow; red sunset; afterglow

Refers to the red or orange glow of the sky at sunset. Common in everyday conversation and literature.

今日きょうの夕ゆう焼やけはとてもきれいだ。
Today's sunset glow is very beautiful.
夕ゆう焼やけが西にしの空そらを赤あかく染

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て

いる

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The evening glow is dyeing the western sky red.

Written forms

夕ゆう焼やけUsage80%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
夕ゆう焼やけUsage15%
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Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
夕ゆうやけUsage4%
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Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
ゆうやけUsage1%

Kanji

夕evening
焼bake, burning

Similar words

朝あさ焼やけ
Morning glow at sunrise, as opposed to evening glow.
夕ゆう日ひ
Refers specifically to the setting sun itself, while 夕焼け refers to the glow in the sky.

Etymology

Compound of 夕 (yū, 'evening') and 焼け (yake, 'burning' or 'glowing'), from the verb 焼ける (yakeru, 'to burn' or 'to glow red').