Japanese word

夕日

Pronunciation

Romajiyūhi

Meaning

  • nounevening sun

Example

毎日、公園で夕日を見ます。mai nichi kō en de yū hi o mi ma su

I watch the evening sun in the park every day.

Illustration for 夕日 (evening sun)

More examples

海辺で夕日が沈むのを眺めました。umi be de yū hi ga shizu mu no o naga me ma shi ta

I watched the evening sun sink into the sea.

Core concept

Describes the sun seen in the evening as daylight fades toward sunset.

Common phrases

  • 夕日を見るyū hi o mi ru

    watch the evening sun

  • 夕日が沈むyū hi ga shizu mu

    the evening sun sets

  • 夕日の色yū hi no iro

    the color of the evening sun

Similar words

落日rakujitsu: The sun as it appears low in the sky near the end of the day.
斜陽shayō: The sun approaching the horizon at the end of the day, often in literary descriptions.

Definition in Japanese

夕方の空に見える太陽。yū gata no sora ni mi e ru tai yō

Word origin

夕日 (yūhi) combines 夕 (yū, "evening") and 日 (hi, "sun" or "day"), forming a native Japanese compound for the evening sun.

Usage tips

  • In English, sunset often names the time or event when the sun disappears, while evening sun focuses on the sun itself before it sets.

Other meanings

  • setting sunnoun

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