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夕 — evening

夕 means “evening”. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 3 strokes. On'yomi: セキ (seki). Kun'yomi: ゆう (yuu). You'll see it in words such as 夕ごはん (yuugohan, “dinner”).

夕
Stroke order of 夕
Meaning
evening
On'yomi
セキ (seki)
Kun'yomi
ゆう (yuu)
Strokes
3
Level
JLPT N4 · set Times of day

How to remember 夕

A moon (月) with a line missing, just coming up: evening.

Parts: It is a simple shape with no smaller parts.

Words with 夕

WordReadingMeaning
夕ごはんゆうごはん yuugohan kundinner
夕べゆうべ yuube kunevening
夕ゆう yuu kunevening

Example sentences

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Times of day” set

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