Keyword
evening (before sunset)
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
?
KankenLevel 10
Heisig114
Readings
ゆう
(87%)
せき
(10%)
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 which is also "evening", however it is the part of the evening after the sunset.

Used in kanji (17 in total)
outside
name
many
dream
Used in vocabulary (100 in total)
evening; dusk
evening meal; dinner
evening meal
evening sun; setting sun
evening; dusk; twilight
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
evening
evening sun; setting sun
evening; evening hour
dusk; twilight
evening; 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) evening shower (rain)
evening meal; dinner; supper
dinnertime; suppertime
evening paper
evening sky; twilight sky
evening; dusk; twilight
evening meal; dinner; supper
yesterday evening; last night
sunset glow
evening calm
evening breeze
bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
this evening; tonight
the evening moon
evening mist
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
evening; dusk; twilight
evening; dusk; evening scene; evening landscape; light of the setting sun
evening cool; cool of the evening
one evening; some evenings
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
evening meal; dinner; supper
early evening cloud; clouds at sunset
morning and evening
evening; dusk
evening haze or mist
every evening
dusk; twilight
without having supper
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
Yūbari melon (sweet orange melon grown in Yūbari City, Hokkaido)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
on the brink of; morning and evening; day and night
evening twilight
evening twilight
lingering light of evening
light of the setting sun; figure lit by the evening sun
evening scene; evening landscape
evening breeze; evening mist
rays of the setting sun
to be on the brink of death
evening cool; cool of the evening
evening moon; moonlit evening; moonlight evening
spring evening
to be caught in an evening shower
day and night; nightfall
(a) short story; short-story writer
evening tide
to be on the brink of death
to be caught in an evening shower
evening rainbow
to be caught in an evening shower
cicada singing at dusk
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
evening assembly (company)
if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret
cicada singing at dusk
if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret
a clear evening
evening chill; cool of the evening
evening fish market
cicada singing at dusk
evening cool; cool of the evening
shaku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 ml; shaku; traditional unit of area, approx. 0.033 meters square
evening tide
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
Chuseok (15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar); Korean Thanksgiving
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?