日没|にちぼつnichibotsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounsunset
   私達わたしたちは美うつくしい日没にちぼつに見みとれた。↗

   We admired the beautiful sunset.

• Synonym日の入りひのいりNeutralThe everyday native word for the sun going down. 「日没」 is more written, weather-report style, and usually names the time, as in 「日没時刻」.
• Synonym暮れくれNeutralDay's end, dusk — but also the end of the year, as in 「年の暮れ」.
• SynonymサンセットNeutralA loanword for sunset and the evening glow, with a romantic feel; common in shop names and tourist spots, and for describing sunset scenery.
• Related日暮れひぐれNeutralRefers to the time it gets dark — the stretch of evening as the light fades, not the moment the sun itself sets.
• Related夕暮れゆうぐれNeutralThe evening period as the sky gradually darkens, with a lyrical feel; 「日没」 is the phenomenon or moment of the sun setting itself.
• Related黄昏たそがれNeutralDusk, but also a metaphor for one's twilight years, carrying a wistful, nostalgic melancholy.
• Related入相いりあいWrittenAn archaic literary word for sunset time, also the evening bell; elegant and old-fashioned.
• Related薄暮はくぼWrittenA written word for early dusk, stressing the faint dimming of the sky.
• Antonym日の出ひのでNeutralThe everyday word for sunrise, the common counterpart of 「日没」.
• Antonym日出にっしゅつWrittenThe written counterpart of 「日没」: sunrise.

For the moment the sun sets in written or formal contexts — 「日没後」, 「日没時刻」 — use 「日没」. In everyday speech say 「日の入り」. For dusk scenery and moods turn to 「夕暮れ」 or 「黄昏」. The opposites are 「日の出」 (everyday) and 「日出」 (written).

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