黄昏たそがる

nidan verb (lower class) with 'ru' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

get dark after sunset; turn to dusk; fade into twilight

Archaic intransitive verb describing the onset of dusk. In modern Japanese, 黄昏れる is used instead.

See also: 黄昏れる

• 古こ語ごでは「たそがる」と読よみ、日ひが暮くれて薄うす暗ぐらくなることを表あらわした。

  In classical Japanese, it was read 'tasogaru' and meant to grow dim as the sun set.

nidan verb (lower class) with 'ru' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

decline after a peak; wane; lose vigour

Archaic figurative use, extending the dusk image to a decline in vitality or fortune. Rare and largely replaced by 黄昏れる in modern contexts.

See also: 黄昏れる

• その武ぶ将しょうの勢いきおいは、まるで夕ゆう日ひがたそがるように衰おとろえていった。

  The warlord's power waned as if the evening sun were fading into dusk.