イブニングibuningu

1. nounevening

• Synonym夕暮れゆうぐれNeutralCommon word for dusk, when the sun has set and the sky darkens; carries a lyrical feel and lacks the stylish, loanword flavor of 「イブニング」.
• Synonym夕ゆうWrittenSame word as the previous entry; in written style it often names the evening of an event, as in 「詩の夕べ」, with an elegant, literary color.
• Synonym晩ばんNeutralThe everyday word for night, covering sunset to late night; also means dinner. Broader in range than 「イブニング」.
• Synonym夕方ゆうがたNeutralThe most common everyday word for early evening, usually the afternoon hours around sunset until dark.
• Synonym夕刻ゆうこくWrittenWritten style, common in news and announcements, as in 「本日夕刻」; more formal than 「夕方」.
• Synonym日暮れひぐれNeutralNightfall, focused on the moment around sunset, as in 「日暮れ前に帰る」.
• Synonym夕まぐれゆうまぐれWrittenWritten and rarely used: the stretch after sunset when the sky still holds some light; more archaic than 「夕暮れ」.
• Synonym入相いりあいWrittenArchaic written word for sunset; also the evening temple bell. Found mainly in classical poetry, essentially absent from daily speech.
• Synonym夕べゆうべNeutralEvening, or the night of a gathering; also an adverb for last night. As in 「音楽の夕べ」. More everyday than 「イブニング」.
• Synonym晩方ばんがたNeutralToward evening, stressing the approach of dark; rare in speech and slightly dated compared with 「夕方」.
• Synonym暮れ方くれがたNeutralDusk, when the sky is about to go dark; synonymous with 「日暮れ」 but less used in modern Japanese.
• Synonym火灯し頃ひともしごろWrittenLamp-lighting time: an elegant written term for the dusk when lamps are lit, with a nostalgic, literary flavor.
• Synonym薄暮れうすぐれWrittenRare written word for the fading light after sunset as the sky slowly darkens; close to 「夕まぐれ」.
• Synonym夕景ゆうけいWrittenWritten word centered on the evening scene under the setting sun; can also mean evening itself. Mostly in poetry and prose.
• Synonym暮れ暮れくれぐれWrittenRare, archaic written term for the time when darkness is about to fall.
• Related逢魔が時おうまがときWrittenWritten word for twilight as the legendary hour when one might meet demons, carrying an air of mystery and folklore.
• Related大禍時おおまがときWrittenVery rare written term, generally seen as the source of 「逢魔が時」: the dusk once feared as a time prone to calamity.
• AntonymモーニングNeutralLoanword for morning; also a breakfast set or morning dress. The counterpart to the evening sense of 「イブニング」.

「イブニング」is a loanword rarely used alone, appearing mostly in compounds like 「イブニングドレス」. For everyday evening say 「夕方」, for the evening-to-night hours say 「晩」, and for a lyrical dusk say 「夕暮れ」. 夕刻 and 夕べ suit writing; 夕まぐれ, 入相, 灯し頃, 薄暮れ, 暮れ暮れ, 逢魔が時 and 大禍時 are literary or archaic; モーニング is the morning counterpart.

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1. 夕方ゆうがた。晩ばん。