Onyomi: ボ · Kunyomi: く.らす, く.れる · Meanings: evening, livelihood, make a living, season's end, spend time, twilight
Kanji for evening, livelihood, make a living, seasons end, spend time
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The kanji 暮 is made from two parts: 日 (sun) on top and 莫 (to cover, nothing) on the bottom. The top part shows the sun, and the bottom part shows the idea of covering or disappearing. Together, they create the image of the sun being covered by the horizon — the end of the day as darkness comes. Over time, 暮 came to mean “sunset,” “dusk,” or “to grow dark.”
Made from 日(sun) and 莫(to cover). It shows the sun being covered and the day ending — meaning dusk or to grow dark.
This kanji says: when the sun (日) is covered (莫) by the horizon, the day ends — 暮 means dusk or sunset. Remember it by picturing the sky turning orange as the sun disappears below the hills.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 暮れ | くれ | sunset, sundown, nightfall, dusk | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun, used as a suffix |
| 暮れる | くれる | to get dark, to grow dark | common JLPT-N4 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 暮らし | くらし | (way of) life, living, livelihood, life circumstances | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 暮らす | くらす | to live, to get along | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 暮らし向き | くらしむき | life circumstances, lifestyle, (family) finances | Noun |
| 暮らし振り | くらしぶり | lifestyle, way of life | Noun |
| 暮らし始める | くらしはじめる | to begin some form of lifestyle | Ichidan verb |
| 暮れ六つ | くれむつ | around 6pm | Noun |
| 暮の春 | くれのはる | end of spring, late spring | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun |
| 暮らし方 | くらしかた | way of living | Noun |