夕

JLPT N4

Evening

Readings

On’yomi: セキ (seki)

Kun’yomi: ゆう (yuu)

evening

Structure

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Etymology

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Vocabulary

夕方

ゆうがた

evening

夕食

ゆうしょく

dinner

夕日

ゆうひ

evening sun

夕暮れ

ゆうぐれ

dusk

夕刊

ゆうかん

evening paper

Example Sentences

夕方に帰ります。

ゆうがたにかえります。

I return in the evening.

夕食を作ります。

ゆうしょくをつくります。

I make dinner.

夕日がきれいです。

ゆうひがきれいです。

The evening sun is beautiful.

夕暮れです。

ゆうぐれです。

It is dusk.

夕刊を読みます。

ゆうかんをよみます。

I read the evening paper.

Cultural Note

🌅 In Japanese culture, 夕 (evening) symbolizes tranquility, reflection, and impermanence (無常).
• The sunset (夕日) is a frequent theme in haiku and waka poetry, expressing fleeting beauty — “一日の終わり” (the end of the day) and the passage of time.
• The word 夕焼け (ゆうやけ) means “glow of the evening sky” — a soft red-orange glow often admired in Japan.
• Many traditional greetings and phrases also use it, such as 「こんばんは」(good evening), which originates from evening-time expressions.