夕暮れ・夕暮|ゆうぐれyuugure[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounevening; dusk; twilight
   その校舎こうしゃは夕暮ゆうぐれの中なかにきらきらと輝かがやいていた。↗

   The school building was a blaze of light in the evening darkness.

• Synonym夕方ゆうがたNeutralThe everyday word for the early-evening period; 「夕暮れ」 suggests the day drawing to a close, with a lyrical tinge.
• SynonymイブニングNeutralLoanword for the evening, found mainly in compounds like 「イブニングドレス」 rather than on its own.
• Synonym日暮れひぐれNeutralFocuses on the sun setting and darkness falling, as in 「日暮れ前」.
• Synonym暮れくれNeutralMeans the end of the day, but also year-end, as in 「年の暮れ」.
• Synonym夕刻ゆうこくWrittenA formal word for the evening hour, as in 「夕刻に到着」.
• Synonym黄昏たそがれWrittenLiterary dusk; also a sentimental metaphor for one's twilight years.
• Synonym夕ゆうWrittenA literary word for the evening, used mostly in compounds such as 「朝な夕な」.
• Synonym夕景ゆうけいWrittenA written, literary word for evening, often with a focus on the evening scenery or the glow of the setting sun.
• Synonym黄昏時たそがれどきWrittenLiterary word for dusk; hazier and more evocative than 「夕暮れ」.
• Related晩ばんNeutralRefers to the evening and night, a later span than 「夕暮れ」, centering on the nighttime hours.
• Related火灯し頃ひともしごろWrittenArchaic word for the time when lamps are lit; old-fashioned and rarely used today.
• Related夕まぐれゆうまぐれWrittenElegant, old-fashioned word for the dimming evening twilight; little used today.
• Related入相いりあいWrittenClassical term for sunset or the evening bell, found mainly in waka poetry.
• Related暮れ方くれがたNeutralColloquial word for the time it grows dark, though it sounds a bit old-fashioned.
• Related逢魔が時おうまがときWrittenFolkloric name for twilight, the hour when one was thought likely to meet demons.
• Related夕闇ゆうやみWrittenThe gathering darkness of dusk, stressing that the sky has already darkened, as in 「夕闇が迫る」.
• Related薄暮れうすぐれWrittenA rarer word for early twilight; in everyday speech 「夕暮れ」 is the usual choice.
• Related暮れ暮れくれぐれWrittenRare, old-fashioned word for the moment night falls.
• Related薄暮はくぼWrittenWritten-style word for dusk, as in 「薄暮の街」.
• Related晩方ばんがたNeutralMeans toward evening but is less common and sounds old-fashioned; 「夕方」 is the everyday word.
• Related大禍時おおまがときWrittenA synonym of 「逢魔が時」: twilight as the folkloric hour of mishaps.
• Antonym早朝そうちょうNeutralAntonym: early morning, as in 「早朝出勤」.
• Antonym黎明れいめいWrittenWritten-style word for dawn, opposite in meaning to 「夕暮れ」.

「夕暮れ」 is the time when the day is fading, with a lyrical tinge. For everyday evening say 「夕方」; literary dusk 「黄昏」; the formal hour 「夕刻」; the sun going down 「日暮れ」; the darkening sky 「夕闇」; night 「晩」. 「暮れ方」 and 「晩方」 are colloquial but old-fashioned; 「暮れ」 also means year-end; the loanword 「イブニング」 shows up mostly in compounds. The rest are written or archaic: 「夕景」, 「黄昏時」, 「薄暮」, 「夕まぐれ」, 「火灯し頃」, 「入相」, 「薄暮れ」, 「暮れ暮れ」, 「夕」, and the folkloric 「逢魔が時」 and 「大禍時」. Antonyms: 「早朝」 and 「黎明」.

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1. 日ひの暮くれる頃ころ。