Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 暮れる · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 暮く れる 暮く れない Polite 暮く れます 暮く れません Past polite 暮く れました 暮く れませんでした Past 暮く れた 暮く れなかった Te-form 暮く れて 暮く れないで Desire 暮く れたい 暮く れたくない Potential 暮く れられる also 暮く れれる 暮く れられない also 暮く れれない Passive 暮く れられる 暮く れられない Causative 暮く れさせる 暮く れさせない Causative passive 暮く れさせられる 暮く れさせられない Volitional 暮く れよう Polite volitional 暮く れましょう Imperative 暮く れろ 暮く れるな Conditional 暮く れれば 暮く れなければ Tara conditional 暮く れたら 暮く れなかったら
Expressions· 7 年とし 暮く れる the year ends; the year draws to a close 思し 案あん に 暮く れる be lost in thought; be deep in thought; be at a loss what to do 悲ひ 嘆たん に 暮く れる be overcome with grief; be filled with sorrow 途と 方ほう に 暮く れる be at a loss; be puzzled; not know what to do Show 2 more Show fewer 日ひ 暮く れて 道みち 遠とお し the day is short, and the work is much; my goal is still a long way off Kanji 暮 evening, twilight, season's end 暗 darkness, disappear, shade Related words 終わる is a general verb for 'to end' anything, while 暮れる is used specifically for a day, season, or year drawing to a close, often with a poetic nuance.
耽る describes losing oneself in something enjoyable or absorbing, whereas 暮れる describes being overcome by an emotion, often negative, like grief or worry.
沈む literally means 'to sink' and can describe sinking into sadness, while 暮れる specifically implies being overwhelmed to the point of not knowing what to do, as in 途方に暮れる .
陰る means to become dim or shaded, often describing light fading behind clouds, while 暮れる specifically refers to the sun going down at the end of the day.
暮れる describes the day ending or the sun setting, while 更ける describes the night or a season becoming deep and advanced.
Word family· 22 sunset; dusk; nightfall · end; close · year-end; end of the year
evening; dusk; twilight
morning and evening; daily routine · spend all one's time doing; do day in, day out · all the time; always; constantly
twilight; dusk; sunset; evening
spend all one's time doing; do nothing but; be absorbed in · pass (of days); go by
Show 11 more Show fewer year end; end of the year
year end; end of the year
evening; dusk; nightfall
Bon and year-end festivals
evening; twilight
(not) at all; wholly; entirely
to grow dark; to wane
around 6pm; dusk bell
nightfall; dusk; evening twilight
linger in the twilight; remain faintly lit at dusk
autumn dusk; autumn evening · end of autumn; late autumn
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Written forms 暮く れる Usage 97%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses. High priority.
昏く れる Usage 2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form for 'to get dark', emphasizing dimness or dusk.
くれる Usage 1%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for the figurative sense.
眩く れる
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form for 'to get dark', emphasizing fading light or dazzle.
暗く れる
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form for 'to get dark', emphasizing darkness.
Etymology The verb 暮れる (kureru) is of native Japanese origin. The kanji 暮 is associated with the setting sun and the end of the day, which extends metaphorically to the ending of time periods and being lost in darkness or emotion. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.
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