# 暮 — make a living; get dark

暮 means “make a living; get dark”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ボ (bo). Kun'yomi: く(れる) (kureru). You'll see it in words such as 暮らし (kurashi, “life; lifestyle”).

- Meaning: make a living; get dark
- On'yomi: ボ (bo)
- Kun'yomi: く(れる) (kureru)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Time 2

## How to remember 暮

Parts: 莫 dusk · 日 sun; day

## Words with 暮

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 暮らし | くらし (kurashi) | life; lifestyle |
| 暮れ | くれ (kure) | sunset; sundown |
| 暮れる | くれる (kureru) | to get dark; to grow dark |

## Don't confuse it with

[募](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/recruit/) · [模](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imitate/) · [幕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/curtain/) · [墓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grave/)

## More in the “Time 2” set

[永](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/eternal/) · [更](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/renew/) · [刻](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/engrave/) · [暮](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/make-a-living/) · [翌](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/the-following-day/) · [晩](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/nightfall/)

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