ユウゲショウ

noun

evening makeup

Only when written 夕化粧

Makeup applied in the evening, often for going out or for a special occasion. The kanji 夕化粧 is literary and rarely used in modern writing.

• 彼かの女じょは夕ゆう化げ粧しょうをしてパーティーに出でかけた。

  She put on evening makeup and went out to the party.

noun

rose evening primrose; pink evening primrose

A small pink-flowered plant (Oenothera rosea) often seen along roadsides and in gardens. The name is usually written in katakana as ユウゲショウ.

• 道みち端ばたにユウゲショウが咲さいていた。

  Rose evening primroses were blooming by the roadside.