暮れ方

Japanese

Kanji in this term
暮	方
く Grade: 6	かた > がた Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
暮方

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くれがた [kùrégátá] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ɾe̞ɡa̠ta̠]

Noun

暮(く)れ方(がた) • (kuregata) 

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

Synonyms

• (sunset): 夕(ゆう)方(がた) (yūgata)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “sunset”): 明(あ)け方(がた) (akegata)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN