JLPT N4 · 3 strokes
Kanji 夕: "evening"
The kanji 夕 means "evening". It is written with 3 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read セキ in on'yomi and ゆう in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ゆう
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | evening |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 3 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 924 of 2,501 |
Common words with 夕
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 夕方early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
- 夕食evening meal; dinner
- 夕飯evening meal; dinner; supper
- 夕日evening sun; setting sun
- 夕べevening · evening (of a special event)
- 夕暮れevening; dusk; twilight
- 夕焼けevening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
- 夕evening
- 夕刻evening; evening hour
- 夕闇dusk; twilight
- 夕食後after dinner
- 一朝一夕in a day; in a brief space of time
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