暮れる・昏れる・眩れる・暗れる|くれるkureru[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
暮れる暮れる is the most common kanji-and-kana form and the recommended choice for beginners, covering both the “get dark” and “come to an end” senses.
昏れる昏れる is a rarely used kanji-and-kana spelling of 暮れる. Recognize it when encountered, but choose 暮れる instead when writing.
眩れる眩れる is a rarely used kanji-and-kana spelling of 暮れる. It may be encountered, but 暮れる is the appropriate choice for beginners.
暗れる暗れる is a rarely used kanji-and-kana spelling of 暮れる. Recognize it when encountered, but use 暮れる as a beginner.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto get dark; to grow dark
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to close
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought); to be overcome with
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 暮れる（くれる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 暮れます（くれます） |
| Negative (nai) | 暮れない（くれない） |
| polite (masen) | 暮れません（くれません） |
| classical zu / nu | 暮れず・暮れぬ（くれず・くれぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 暮れた（くれた） |
| polite (mashita) | 暮れました（くれました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 暮れなかった（くれなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 暮れませんでした（くれませんでした） |
| Te form | 暮れて（くれて） |
| Potential | 暮れられる（くれられる） |
| Passive | 暮れられる（くれられる） |
| Causative | 暮れさせる（くれさせる） |
| Causative passive | 暮れさせられる（くれさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 暮れれば（くれれば） |
| tara | 暮れたら（くれたら） |
| Volitional | 暮れよう（くれよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 暮れましょう（くれましょう） |
| Imperative | 暮れろ（くれろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
日が暮れる
日を暮らす
暮れる describes the day naturally coming to an end (日が暮れる 'the day darkens'), while 暮らす focuses on actively spending or passing the day (日を暮らす 'pass the day').
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Antonym晴れるはれるNeutralThe antonym link takes 「暮れる」's gloomy-mood sense: it means the weather clearing up or one's mood brightening. For the sky itself, the opposite is 「明ける」.
- Antonym明るむあかるむWrittenThe opposite of 「暮れる」's 'get dark' sense; written/formal prose for the sky growing light, as in 「東の空が明るむ」.
Use 「暮れる」 by default for the sky darkening or a day or year drawing to a close. For the sky growing light, choose 「明るむ」 (written prose); for the weather clearing up or a mood lifting, choose 「晴れる」.
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Japanese definitions
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