夕ゆう

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Meanings

evening; in the evening

Refers to the evening or dusk period. It can function as a noun or adverbially, especially in written style and set phrases such as 朝に夕に; in ordinary conversation, 夕方 is often the plainer choice.

夕ゆうになると、川かわ沿ぞいに涼すずしい風かぜが吹ふく。
In the evening, a cool breeze blows along the river.
朝あさに夕ゆうに家か族ぞくの無ぶ事じを祈いのった。
Morning and evening, I prayed for my family's safety.

Expressions

春はるの夕ゆうspring evening
朝あさに夕ゆうにmorning and evening; every morning and evening; always
朝あしたに夕ゆうべを謀はからずlive day to day; take things as they come; not plan ahead
朝あさ焼やけは雨あめ、夕ゆう焼やけは晴はれred sky at morning, sailors take warning; red sky at night, sailors delight
朝あしたに道みちを聞きかば、夕ゆうべに死しすとも可かなりif one hears the Way in the morning, one may die in the evening without regret

Kanji

夕evening

Related words

夕ゆう方がたN5
夕方 is the plain, everyday word for evening, while 夕 is a more literary or formal term often used in set phrases and poetic writing.
晩ばんN5
晩 tends to refer to the later part of the evening or night and appears in everyday words like 今晩, whereas 夕 points to the dusk period and is more literary.

Opposites

朝あさN5
朝 means morning, the opposite time of day from 夕 (evening), and the two are paired in set phrases like 朝に夕に.

Don't confuse with

夕ゆうべN5
夕べ usually means 'last night/yesterday evening' as a specific past time, while 夕 refers generally to the evening period without indicating a particular day.

Word family· 51

夕ゆう方がたN5
early evening; dusk
夕ゆう食しょくN3
evening meal; dinner; supper
夕ゆう飯はんN5
evening meal; dinner; supper
夕ゆう日ひN2
evening sun; setting sun
夕ゆう暮ぐれN1
evening; dusk; twilight

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夕ゆう刊かんN2
evening edition; evening paper
夕ゆう焼やけN2
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow
夕ゆうべN5
evening · evening (of a special event) · last night; yesterday evening
夕ゆう立だちN2
sudden evening shower; summer evening downpour
朝あさ夕ゆう
morning and evening · from morning till night; constantly
夕ゆう刻こく
evening; evening hour
夕ゆう凪なぎ
evening calm
夕ゆう闇やみN1
dusk; twilight
夕ゆう涼すずみ
enjoying the evening cool; cooling off outdoors on a summer evening
夕ゆう顔がお
bottle gourd; calabash · moonflower
夕ゆう空ぞら
evening sky; twilight sky
夕ゆう映ばえ
sunset glow; evening glow
夕ゆう景けい
evening; dusk · evening scene; evening landscape · light of the setting sun
夕ゆう餉げ
evening meal; supper; dinner
夕ゆう会かい
evening meeting; evening assembly; evening gathering
夕ゆう勤きん
evening shift
夕ゆう座ざ
evening service
夕ゆう影かげ
light of the setting sun; evening glow · figure lit by the evening sun; silhouette in the sunset
夕ゆう拝はい
evening service; evening worship
夕ゆう月づき
evening moon
夕ゆう涼すず
evening cool; cool of the evening
夕ゆう潮しお
evening tide

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Etymology

A native Japanese reading conventionally written with the kanji 夕, which is associated with evening or dusk. The exact historical derivation of the Japanese word is not specified.

夕ゆう

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