noun, adverb
Refers to the time of day when the sun is setting and it is getting dark. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts. Compare with 明け方 (daybreak).
See also: 明け方
暮れ方になると、街灯が一斉に点く。
At dusk, the streetlights come on all at once.
彼は暮れ方の空を写真に収めた。
He photographed the evening sky.
Compound of 暮れ (kure, 'end of day, dusk') + 方 (kata, 'direction, time'). The reading くれがた is a regular combination.