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夕 — 3 strokes ／ Radical「夕」

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10Elementary year 1 ／ 3 strokes ／ Radical「夕」
On
セキせき · seki
Kun
ゆうyū
Meaning
evening

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STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

The evening crescent moon — 'evening.'

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onセキせきseki今夕こんゆう一朝一夕いっちょういっせき
Kunゆうyū夕方ゆうがた夕日ゆうひ夕べゆうべ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 夕方ゆうがた

    evening

  • 夕日ゆうひ

    setting sun

More words with this kanji

  • 夕食ゆうしょく
  • 夕飯ゆうはん
  • 夕焼けゆうやけ
  • 夕暮れゆうぐれ
  • 夕凪ゆうなぎ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

夕(ゆう)がたに かえります。

I go home in the evening.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

夕方夕日夕方direct…日sun外outsid…多many夜night夢dream石stone赤red斥reject汐evenin…炙to bro…
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Compound

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