暮くれ方がた

noun, adverb

evening; dusk; nightfall

Refers to the time of day when the sun is setting and it is getting dark. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts. Compare with 明け方 (daybreak).

See also: 明け方

• 暮くれ方がたになると、街がい灯とうが一いっ斉せいに点つく。

  At dusk, the streetlights come on all at once.

• 彼かれは暮くれ方がたの空そらを写しゃ真しんに収おさめた。

  He photographed the evening sky.