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夕暮れ (ゆうぐれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

夕ゆう暮ぐれ

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ぐ

れ

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

evening; dusk; twilight

Refers to the time of day when the sun is setting and daylight fades; often carries a poetic or nostalgic nuance.

夕ゆう暮ぐれの空そらが美うつくしい。
The evening sky is beautiful.
彼かれは夕ゆう暮ぐれに散さん歩

ぽ

する

の

が

好す

き

だ

。

He likes taking a walk at dusk.

Written forms

夕ゆう暮ぐれUsage78%
Standard kanji spelling with high frequency and priority.
夕ゆう暮ぐれUsage16%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; less common than 夕暮れ.
夕ゆうぐれUsage6%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard written variant.

Kanji

夕evening
暮evening, twilight, season's end

Similar words

夕ゆう方がた
夕方 is a more neutral, everyday term for early evening, while 夕暮れ emphasizes the fading light and often has a poetic feel.
黄昏たそがれ
黄昏 is a more literary or poetic word for twilight, often used metaphorically for decline or the end of an era.

Etymology

Compound of 夕 (yū, 'evening') and 暮れ (kure, 'dusk, nightfall'), the nominalized form of 暮れる (kureru, 'to get dark').