暮れ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
暮
く Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くれ [kùré] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɾe̞]

Noun

暮(く)れ • (kure) 

1. dusk, nightfall, sunset
2. about the end of a certain period of time
3. year-end

Synonyms

• (sunset): 夕(ゆう)方(がた) (yūgata), 夕(ゆう)べ (yūbe)
• (year-end): 年(ねん)末(まつ) (nenmatsu)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “sunset”): 明(あ)け (ake)

Derived terms

• 暮(く)れ暮(ぐ)れ (kuregure)