夕ゆう焼やけ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Refers to the red or orange glow of the sky at sunset. Common in everyday conversation and literature.

空そらが夕ゆう焼やけに染そまるthe sky turns red with the sunset glow
空そらが真まっ赤かな夕ゆう焼やけに染そまっていた。
The sky was dyed deep red by the sunset glow.
夕ゆう焼やけを見みるto watch the sunset glow
海うみ辺べで夕ゆう焼やけを見みながら散さん歩ぽした。
I took a walk along the beach while watching the sunset glow.
夕ゆう焼やけが〈形けい容よう詞し〉the sunset glow is (beautiful, etc.)
今日きょうの夕ゆう焼やけはとても美うつくしかった。
Today's sunset glow was very beautiful.

夕ゆう焼やけは晴はれ朝あさ焼やけは雨あめred sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning
朝あさ焼やけは雨あめ、夕ゆう焼やけは晴はれred sky at morning, sailors take warning; red sky at night, sailors delight

夕ゆう暮ぐれN1
夕焼け specifically describes the red glow in the sky, while 夕暮れ more broadly means the dusk period as the day fades into evening.

朝あさ焼やけ
夕焼け is the red glow of the sky at sunset, while 朝焼け is the corresponding glow at sunrise.

夕ゆう日ひN2
夕焼け refers to the reddish glow spreading across the sky at sunset, whereas 夕日 refers to the setting sun itself.
夕ゆう暮ぐれN1
夕焼け refers to the reddish glow of the sky at sunset, while 夕暮れ refers to the time period of dusk itself, not the color.
夕ゆう闇やみN1
夕焼け refers to the red glow of the sunset sky, while 夕闇 refers to the darkness that follows once that glow has faded.

夕ゆう焼やけUsage80%
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夕ゆう焼やけUsage15%
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夕ゆうやけUsage4%
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ゆうやけUsage1%

Compound of 夕 (yū, 'evening') and 焼け (yake, 'burning' or 'glowing'), from the verb 焼ける (yakeru, 'to burn' or 'to glow red').