夕
夕 — Evening
evening
On’yomiセキ (seki)
Kun’yomiゆう (yuu)
Stroke order (3 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 夕
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夕 | ゆう yuu | evening |
| 夕食 | ゆうしょく yuushoku | evening meal; dinner |
| 夕方 | ゆうがた yuugata | early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk |
| 夕刊 | ゆうかん yuukan | evening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper |
| 朝夕 | あさゆう asayuu | morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly |
| 夕刻 | ゆうこく yuukoku | evening; evening hour |
Study notes
夕 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 3 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 1), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #924 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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