Japanese word

夕方

Pronunciation

Romajiyūgata

Meaning

  • nounevening

Example

毎日、夕方に家へ帰ります。mai nichi yū gata ni ie e kae ri ma su

I go home in the evening every day.

Illustration for 夕方 (evening)

More examples

夕方に家へ帰ります。yū gata ni ie e kae ri ma su

I go home in the evening.

夕方に友達と公園を散歩します。yū gata ni tomo dachi to kō en o san po shi ma su

I take a walk in the park with my friends in the evening.

Core concept

夕方 (yūgata) names the daily transition from the end of daylight into the early part of the night.

Common phrases

  • 夕方にyū gata ni

    in the evening

  • 夕方のニュースyū gata no nyū su

    the evening news

  • 夕方ごろyū gata go ro

    around evening

Similar words

夕暮れyūgure: The time when daylight fades as the sun goes down.
夕刻yūkoku: A formal term for the time around sunset and the start of evening.
夕べyūbe: The evening period, especially in literary or formal language.

Definition in Japanese

日が暮れ始めるころから夜の初めまでの時間帯。hi ga ku re haji me ru ko ro ka ra yoru no haji me ma de no ji kan tai

Word origin

夕方 (yūgata) joins 夕 (yū, "evening") and 方 (kata, "side or direction"), using 方 in the sense of a time around evening and pronouncing it as gata.

Usage tips

  • English evening can extend well into the night, while 夕方 (yūgata) usually points to the earlier period around sunset.

Other meanings

  • dusknoun

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