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夕方 (ゆうがた) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N5 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Meanings 1
noun, adverb
early evening ; dusk
Typically refers to the period from late afternoon to early evening, roughly 3pm to 6pm, though boundaries are flexible. Used as both a noun and an adverb.
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In the early evening, the sky turned a beautiful orange.
Written forms 夕ゆう 方がた Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
夕ゆう がた Usage <1%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but attested.
Kanji 方 direction, person, alternative Similar words 夕ゆう 暮ぐ れ 夕暮れ is more poetic and emphasizes twilight or dusk, while 夕方 is a neutral, everyday term for early evening.
晩ばん 晩 refers to evening or night in general, often later than 夕方, and is used in words like 今晩 (this evening).
Etymology Compound of 夕 (yū, 'evening') and 方 (kata, 'direction' or 'time'), literally 'evening time'. The reading ゆうがた is a standard kun'yomi combination.
