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.
In the evening, a cool breeze blows along the river.
Morning and evening, I prayed for my family's safety.
朝 means morning, the opposite time of day from 夕 (evening), and the two are paired in set phrases like 朝に夕に.
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.
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.
morning and evening · from morning till night; constantly
evening; evening hour
evening calm
dusk; twilight
enjoying the evening cool; cooling off outdoors on a summer evening
bottle gourd; calabash · moonflower
evening sky; twilight sky
sunset glow; evening glow
evening; dusk · evening scene; evening landscape · light of the setting sun
evening meal; supper; dinner
evening meeting; evening assembly; evening gathering
evening shift
evening service
light of the setting sun; evening glow · figure lit by the evening sun; silhouette in the sunset
evening service; evening worship
evening moon
evening cool; cool of the evening
evening tide