夕 — kanji meaning “evening”
夕
evening
- Meanings
- evening
- On'yomi
- セキ (seki)
- Kun'yomi
- ゆう
- Name readings
- ゆ
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #924 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 36
- Chinese reading
- xī, xì — Chinese character page
Words with 夕
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夕方 | ゆうがた yuugata | early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk |
| 夕食 | ゆうしょく yuushoku | evening meal; dinner |
| 夕刊 | ゆうかん yuukan | evening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper |
| 夕暮れ | ゆうぐれ yuugure | evening; dusk; twilight |
| 七夕 | たなばた tanabata | Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver |
| 夕日 | ゆうひ yuuhi | evening sun; setting sun |
| 夕飯 | ゆうはん yuuhan | evening meal; dinner; supper |
| 夕焼け | ゆうやけ yuuyake | evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset) |
| 夕立 | ゆうだち yuudachi | (sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower |
| 朝夕 | あさゆう asayuu | morning and evening |
| 夕刻 | ゆうこく yuukoku | evening; evening hour |
| 一朝一夕 | いっちょういっせき itchouisseki | in a day; in a brief space of time |
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