Word details

黄昏

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 黄昏.

Dictionary

Entry

黄昏そがれうこんNounFreq #12442
1

dusk; twilight

Examples
われわれの文明の黄昏に。
We find ourselves in the twilight of our civilization.
2

twilight years

3

たそがれ only; Colloquial

melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

yellow

11 strokesFrequency 1,240JLPT N2Grade 2

On

コウオウ

Kun

こ-

Nanori

ういれい

dark, evening, dusk

8 strokesGrade 9

On

コン

Kun

くら.いくれ

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