入いり方がた

also: いりかた

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Meanings

setting time; time when the sun/moon sets

Refers specifically to the moment or time when the sun, moon, or similar celestial body sinks below the horizon. Often used in contexts like sunset times or moonrise/set tables.

今日きょうの日ひの入いり方かたは午ご後ご6時じ30分ぷんです。
Today's sunset time is 6:30 PM.
月つきの入いり方かたを調しらべてから出でかけよう。
Let's check the moonset time before heading out.

Kanji

入enter, insert
方direction, person, alternative

Related words

日ひの入いり
日の入り is the more common word for 'sunset' as an event, while 入り方 focuses on the specific time of setting.
出で方がた
出方 means 'time of rising' (e.g., sunrise), the opposite of 入り方.

Built from

入いる+方かた

Written forms

入り方Usage100%
- いりがた
  Standard kanji spelling for the reading いりがた.
- いりかた
入方
- いりがた
  Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but attested.
- いりかた
いりかた
Alternate reading; less common and may be considered non-standard or dialectal.

Etymology

Compound of 入り (iri, 'entering', continuative form of 入る) + 方 (kata, 'direction; way; time'). The reading いりがた is standard; いりかた may be a dialectal or older variant.