Japanese

ゆうやけ
Meaning: sunset; evening glow
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

夕
焼
け

Example sentences

The evening glow was so beautiful today.
夕焼けで空が赤く染まっている。
The sky is dyed red by the sunset.
夕焼けで西の空が真っ赤に染まった。
The western sky was dyed bright red by the sunset.
空が夕焼けでオレンジ色に染まっている。
The sky is dyed orange by the sunset.
うわあ、きれいな夕焼けだね。
Wow, what a beautiful sunset.
夕焼けが空を赤く染めた。
The sunset dyed the sky red.
夕焼けは赤みを帯びている。
The sunset is tinged with red.
夕焼けの空が美しい紫に染まった。
The sunset sky was dyed a beautiful shade of purple.
学校の帰り道に、きれいな夕焼けが見えた。
On the way home from school, I saw a beautiful sunset.
夕焼けの空が紫色に染まった。
The sunset sky was dyed purple.

Usage Notes

Refers to the red or orange color of the sky at sunset.

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