火ひ灯ともし頃ごろ

noun

early evening; dusk; lamp-lighting time

Refers to the time around dusk when lamps or lights are lit. Somewhat literary or old-fashioned; in modern conversation 夕暮れ or 日暮れ are more common.

• 火ひ灯ともし頃ごろになると、町まちに明あかりがともり始はじめる。

  Around lamp-lighting time, lights begin to come on in the town.

• 火ひ灯ともし頃ごろの空そらが美うつくしい。

  The sky at dusk is beautiful.