Japanese word

夕焼け

Pronunciation

Romajiyūyake

Meaning

  • nounafterglow

Example

日が沈んだ後も、夕焼けが残っています。hi ga shizu n da ato mo yū ya ke ga noko tte i ma su

Even after sunset, the afterglow remains.

Illustration for 夕焼け (afterglow)

More examples

海辺で夕焼けを眺めながら、静かに話します。umi be de yū ya ke o naga me na ga ra shizu ka ni hana shi ma su

We talk quietly while watching the afterglow by the sea.

Core concept

Presents the evening sky as glowing red from the last sunlight around sunset.

Common phrases

  • 夕焼けを見るyū ya ke o mi ru

    see the afterglow

  • 夕焼けを眺めるyū ya ke o naga me ru

    watch the afterglow

Similar words

夕映えyūbae: The glowing color that fills the sky as evening begins.
残照zanshō: The fading sunlight that lingers in the sky after sunset.
夕照sekishō: The evening light cast by the sun as it sinks below the horizon.

Definition in Japanese

日没前後に、空が赤く輝いて見えること。nichi botsu zen go ni sora ga aka ku kagaya i te mi e ru ko to

Word origin

The native Japanese compound 夕焼け (yūyake) joins 夕 (yū, "evening") with 焼け (yake, "burning"), which comes from 焼ける (yakeru, "to burn or become heated").

Usage tips

  • Unlike a word for the setting sun itself, 夕焼け (yūyake) focuses on the color spreading through the sky, a distinction useful in vivid landscape descriptions.

Other meanings

  • sunset glownoun
  • red sunsetnoun

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