Keyword
evening (before sunset)
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
?
KankenLevel 10
Heisig114
Readings
ゆう
(90%)
せき
(8%)
Composed of
hook claw
droplet
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a warped reflection of the sun on water, in the evening, right before the sunset.

Do not confuse with 晩 which is also "evening", however it is the part of the evening after the sunset.

Used in kanji (18 in total)
outside
name
many
dream
Used in vocabulary (128 in total)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
evening meal; dinner
evening meal; dinner; supper
Examples (200 in total)
"When does he study?" "He studies before dinner."
Dinner will be ready by the time you have finished your work.
Do you have to make dinner?
Haven't you had your dinner?
Sure, but let's eat dinner first.
Here's where they usually have dinner.
Now eat your supper.
The family ate dinner together.
It's about time for dinner.
We have already finished our dinner.
Have you had dinner yet?
I've already had my supper.
Have you had dinner already?
Have you eaten your dinner already?
You don't need to make dinner tonight.
Shall I cook dinner today?
Please take me out for dinner!
After he finished supper, he began to read the novel.
I'm looking forward to our dinner.
Do you have guests for dinner?
Thank you for inviting me to dinner.
Let's have dinner.
How about going out for dinner?
You can watch TV after supper.
It's dinner time.
It's time for dinner.
I wonder if dinner is ready.
Dinner is almost ready.
Dinner is ready, so we can eat whenever we want.
Are you ready for dinner?
I don't want dinner.
What shall we have for dinner?
Dinner was awesome.
It seems that dinner will be late.
Shall I cook dinner for you?
We're waiting for dinner.
I'll go out after having dinner.
Why don't we talk about this over dinner?
Why don't you come over for dinner?
Let me pay for the dinner.
My wife is preparing dinner right now.
My sister sometimes makes our dinner.
When he came, we were having dinner.
He often eats fish for dinner.
He had dinner by himself.
Her mother was busy cooking dinner.
She was cooking dinner at that time.
She is busy preparing supper now.
She is having dinner now.
She will be late for dinner.
She is busy cooking dinner.
She is having dinner.
She cooked us a delicious dinner.
Yesterday's dinner was fish.
Mother was busy getting ready for dinner.
Mother is preparing supper.
My mother is making dinner.
My father usually watches television after dinner.
I cooked dinner.
When I came home, he was cooking dinner.
It would be great if you could join us for dinner.
I thought we were going out to dinner.
We had six guests to dinner.
We were seated at the supper table.
Will you have dinner with me?
My mother is busy cooking supper.
I was eating dinner then.
I haven't finished my supper yet.
I have already finished dinner.
I have to cook dinner today.
I invited my friends to dinner.
I made supper.
I studied before supper.
I have an appointment to dine with him.
I sometimes cook dinner.
I usually watch television before supper.
Who do you plan to eat dinner with?
One evening a man came to my house.
It might rain before evening.
A friend of mine is coming this evening.
Will you please call me this evening?
Evening was drawing near.
What does she do in the evening?
By evening the shadow of the tree reached the wall.
She will have finished her job by evening.
He spent the evening reading a book.
He worked from morning till evening.
We arrived here in the evening.
We are going to give a party tomorrow evening.
I'll be back tomorrow evening.
I watch television in the evening.
It may snow in the evening.
The next day, at suppertime, I was introduced to her husband.
I help my mother in the evening.
I went for an evening walk in the park.
I take a walk with my dog in the evening.
I make a point of taking a walk before supper.
I'll do your shopping, clean up the house, and cook your dinner for you.
We started it again right after dinner.
She practices the piano in the afternoon or in the evening.
She always practices the piano before dinner.
I study English after dinner.
He came home late in the evening.
He prepared supper by himself.
Mother mentioned that it was about time to prepare supper.
Mom is getting dinner ready.
Have you finished dinner?
This is where they usually eat supper.
I may be late for dinner.
I might be late for dinner.
What do you want for dinner?
Eat your dinner before it gets cold.
I went to bed right after dinner.
I play the piano after supper.
I try not to eat anything after dinner.
Don't talk about business at dinner.
What do you usually eat for dinner?
Let's cook dinner together.
I went to bed without eating dinner.
Let's go out for dinner.
Taro, dinner is ready.
I didn't eat dinner yesterday.
What do you usually do after dinner?
My mother is busy cooking dinner.
I know a good place for dinner.
He drinks a bottle of beer at dinner.
Put on your shoes. Let's go out for dinner.
When people came out of the factory in the evening, their faces looked white and ill.
The dinner he ate this evening was inferior in quality to that dinner.
My boss invited me to dinner.
My friends invited me to dinner.
I'm glad to be invited to dinner.
We had guests for dinner yesterday.
I invited them to dinner.
She invited her friends to dinner.
She accepted my invitation to have dinner with me.
She asked us to dinner.
Thank you for inviting us to dinner.
I was invited to dinner.
We are invited to dinner.
I took him out to dinner in return for his help.
My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening.
I have to finish my homework before dinner.
See that you finish your homework before supper.
After dinner, I did my homework.
He had his homework done before supper.
I will be through with my homework before supper.
She is accustomed to doing her homework before dinner.
Let's have dinner before we go to the baseball game.
For dinner I only had a little fruit.
We are usually at home in the evening.
The restaurant where we had dinner yesterday isn't very good.
We had dinner at a restaurant.
He decided to put the murder trial first in the evening news.
Dinner will be ready soon.
I play the guitar before dinner.
I haven't eaten dinner yet this evening.
I don't feel like eating supper tonight.
They were watching the sunset then.
I like watching sunsets.
It seems like it will snow in the evening.
The accident took place on the evening of last Sunday.
He'll be back in two hours. In the meantime, let's prepare dinner.
My mother had been cooking supper for two hours when I got home.
She spends three dollars a day for lunch and dinner.
She takes dinner to his house every evening.
He finished the bulk of his work before dinner.
You should apologize to your father for not getting home in time for dinner.
Dad stretched after dinner.
That is the restaurant where we had dinner yesterday.
Would you like some dinner?
Moderate exercise in the evening helps induce sleep.
I will eat supper at seven.
My father takes a bath before supper.
He was so mad that he forgot to eat dinner.
It's five in the evening.
After dinner, they enjoyed playing cards.
What time is dinner?
What time do you have dinner?
I declined his invitation to dinner.
Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset.
What a beautiful sunset!
What a beautiful sunset.
That dinner they had together was delicious.
I usually take a shower in the evening.
I had a party at my place last Monday evening.
I invited my neighbors to dinner.
Emily ate tofu at dinner.
We eat supper about six o'clock.
We have supper at six every evening.
I make it a rule to take a walk around the nearby pond in the evening.
I usually have dinner at seven.
We have dinner at seven.
By 7:00 she will have eaten dinner.
I usually have supper between 7 and 8 p.m.
The supermarket is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Is there a flight in the evening?
They entertained us at dinner.
I'm going to play tennis this evening.
The evening in Hawaii is very beautiful.