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
evening sun; setting sun
evening; dusk; twilight
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
evening sun; setting sun
evening
evening; evening hour
dusk; twilight
evening; evening (of a special event); last night; yesterday evening
in a day; in a brief space of time
time around sunset; early evening
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
evening meal; supper; dinner
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
evening meal; dinner; supper
dinnertime; suppertime
evening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper
evening; dusk; twilight
evening sky; twilight sky
evening meal; dinner; supper
evening calm
sunset glow
evening breeze
bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
yesterday evening; last night
this evening; tonight
evening moon
evening mist
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
cooling oneself outdoors on a summer evening; enjoying the evening cool
one evening; some evenings
evening; dusk; twilight
evening; dusk; evening scene; evening landscape; light of the setting sun
time around sunset; early evening
evening meal; dinner; supper
Yūbari melon (sweet orange melon grown in Yūbari City, Hokkaido)
early evening cloud; clouds at sunset
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
morning and evening
last night; yesterday evening
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
evening haze or mist
every evening
dusk; twilight
without having supper
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
evening meal; supper; dinner
evening sun; setting sun; evening; dusk
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
red sunset clouds
on the brink of; morning and evening; day and night
evening twilight
evening meal; dinner; supper
evening meal; dinner; supper
evening twilight
evening calm
light of the setting sun; figure lit by the evening sun
evening makeup; rose evening primrose (Oenothera rosea); pink evening primrose
lingering light of evening
red sunset clouds
evening haze or mist
rays of the setting sun
evening scene; evening landscape
to be on the brink of death
evening breeze; evening mist
morning, afternoon and evening
time around sunset; early evening
to be on the brink of death
evening shift
spring evening
day and night; nightfall
evening moon; moonlit evening; moonlight evening
time around sunset; early evening
cooling oneself outdoors on a summer evening; enjoying the evening cool
red sunset clouds
(a) short story; short-story writer
evening assembly (company)
evening tide
evening cool (in summer); time in the evening when it is cool
if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret
Yūyake Koyake (1919 children's song)
evening rainbow
if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret
New Year's Eve
cicada singing at dusk
evening assembly; evening gathering; evening meeting
Tanabata straw horse
clearing up in the evening
evening chill; cool of the evening
cicada singing at dusk
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
evening fish market
cicada singing at dusk
evening; evening (of a special event); last night; yesterday evening
evening meal; supper; dinner
shaku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 ml; shaku; traditional unit of area, approx. 0.033 meters square
government-recommended lifestyle adjustments for the long daylight hours during summertime
Chuseok (Korean festival celebrated around the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar); Korean Thanksgiving
evening tide
citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina); long yellow daylily
couple with older man and younger woman; May-December romance
morning and evening services
kanji "bare bone" radical at left
red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning
red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky in morning, sailors take warning; red sky at night, shepherds delight; red sky in morning, shepherds take warning
red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky in morning, sailors take warning; red sky at night, shepherds delight; red sky in morning, shepherds take warning
evening service
night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar
autumn evening
taking things as they come (because one is too busy to plan ahead); dealing with things without thinking ahead; (lit.) not planning for the evening in the morning
evening service; evening worship
sky aglow with the setting sun; sky at sunset; red sky
sky aglow with the setting sun; sky at sunset; red sky
sky aglow with the setting sun; sky at sunset; red sky
government-recommended lifestyle adjustments for the long daylight hours during summertime
evening training; after-school practice
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?