秋しゅう夕せき

noun

autumn evening

Rare literary term for an autumn evening, used in classical poetry or elevated prose. In modern Japanese, 秋の夕べ or 秋の夕暮れ are more common.

• 古ふるい和わ歌かには「秋しゅう夕せき」という言こと葉ばがよく見みられる。

  The word 秋夕 is often seen in old waka poems.