Vocabulary

What does 夕焼け (ゆうやけ, yuuyake) mean?

夕焼け (ゆうやけ, yuuyake) means sunset glow, evening red sky.

Quick facts
Readingゆうやけ
Romajiyuuyake
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ゆうやけ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyuuyake

sunset glow, evening red sky

  1. 1noun evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

Example sentences

  • The sunset dyed the sea red.

  • The children were gazing at the sunset.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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