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How to say 'Evening' in Japanese | 夕方

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The Japanese word for Evening is 'Yuugata', written as 夕方 in Japanese.'Evening' in hiragana is ゆうがた.

    word

    夕方

    Meaning

    Evening

    Reading

    ゆうがた

    yuugata

    Kanji

    夕Evening 方Direction

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '夕方 (ゆうがた)' refers to the time of day around sunset, typically between late afternoon and early night. It is used to describe the period when the sun is setting and the day is transitioning into night. This word is commonly used in daily conversations to indicate a specific time frame. For example: I will go to the park in the evening「夕方に公園に行きます」(ゆうがたにこうえんにいきます). The meeting is scheduled for the evening「会議は夕方に予定されています」(かいぎはゆうがたによていされています). Note that '夕方' is more specific than '夜 (よる)', which refers to the night in general.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    2945

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 夕方

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    夕

    Meaning

    Evening

  • kanji

    方

    Meaning

    Direction

Words Related to 夕方 Through the Kanji 夕

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 夕 as well.

  • word

    夕飯

    Meaning

    Dinner

  • word

    夕刊

    Meaning

    Evening newspaper

  • word

    夕食

    Meaning

    Dinner

  • word

    七夕

    Meaning

    Tanabata

  • word

    夕日

    Meaning

    Sunset

  • word

    夕立

    Meaning

    Evening rain

  • word

    夕焼け

    Meaning

    Sunset

  • word

    夕暮れ

    Meaning

    Dusk

Words Related to 夕方 Through the Kanji 方

These 36 Words contain the Kanji 方 as well.

  • word

    方

    Meaning

    Direction, Side

  • word

    貴方

    Meaning

    You

  • word

    方法

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    何方

    Meaning

    Where, Which

  • word

    一方

    Meaning

    Side, On the other hand

  • word

    地方

    Meaning

    Region

  • word

    言い方

    Meaning

    Way of speaking

  • word

    読み方

    Meaning

    Reading

  • word

    書き方

    Meaning

    Way of writing

  • word

    方向

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    仕方

    Meaning

    Way

  • word

    方式

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    方針

    Meaning

    Policy

  • word

    明け方

    Meaning

    Dawn

  • word

    両方

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    生き方

    Meaning

    Lifestyle

  • word

    仕方無い

    Meaning

    Helpless

  • word

    彼方

    Meaning

    Yonder

  • word

    方面

    Meaning

    Direction, Field

  • word

    方々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    正方形

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    他方

    Meaning

    Other, Another

  • word

    味方

    Meaning

    Ally

  • word

    前方

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    双方

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    行方

    Meaning

    Whereabouts

  • word

    方言

    Meaning

    Dialect

  • word

    やり方

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    目方

    Meaning

    Weight

  • word

    長方形

    Meaning

    Rectangle

  • word

    方角

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    処方

    Meaning

    Prescription

  • word

    平方

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    片方

    Meaning

    One, Side

  • word

    四方

    Meaning

    Directions

  • word

    後方

    Meaning

    Rear, Back

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