夕せき陽よう

noun

evening sun; setting sun

Formal or literary term for the sun as it sets in the evening. The more common word is 夕日 (ゆうひ).

See also: 夕日 (ゆうひ)

• 夕せき陽ようが西にしの空そらを赤あかく染そめていた。

  The setting sun dyed the western sky red.

noun

evening; dusk

Formal or literary term for the time of day when the sun is setting. In modern Japanese, 夕方 or 夕暮れ are more common.

• 夕せき陽ようの頃ころ、街まちは静しずかになる。

  At dusk, the town grows quiet.