黄昏たそがれ

also: こうこん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

The time of day when the sun has set but it is not yet completely dark; often carries a poetic or slightly nostalgic tone.

Related words· 7

夕ゆう暮ぐれN1sense 1
夕暮れ is the plain, everyday word for dusk, while 黄昏 carries a poetic or nostalgic tone.
晩ばん年ねんN1sense 2
晩年 refers plainly to the later years of a person's life, while 黄昏 uses the fading light of dusk as a metaphor for the same period.
薄はく暮ぼ sense 1
薄暮 is a formal, technical term for dusk used in weather reports or official writing, whereas 黄昏 evokes emotion and imagery.
トワイライト
黄昏 is the native Japanese word for twilight, carrying a literary or melancholic nuance, while トワイライト is a modern loanword with a more neutral or stylish feel.

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日ひ暮ぐれN1
黄昏 is a poetic word often used metaphorically for decline, whereas 日暮れ simply describes the literal time when daylight fades.
夕ゆう闇やみN1
黄昏 is a poetic term often used metaphorically for decline or fading glory, whereas 夕闇 is literal and refers specifically to the darkness of dusk.
夕ゆう暮ぐれ時どきN2
黄昏 is a literary, atmospheric word for twilight, while 夕暮れ時 is more neutral and commonly used to simply name the time of day.

Opposites

夜よ明あけN3sense 1
夜明け means dawn, the opposite end of the day from the fading light of 黄昏 (dusk).
曙あけぼの
黄昏 is the poetic word for dusk or twilight, the natural opposite of 曙's dawn, and both are often used metaphorically for the end versus the start of something.
黎れい明めい
黄昏 refers to dusk or twilight, the opposite end of the day from the dawn described by 黎明.