Meaning of 夕方 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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夕方, 夕がたJLPT 5
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Kana Readingゆうがた
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Romajiyūgata
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
- Meaning
- evening; dusk
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Example Sentences
夕方, 夕がた, ゆうがた used in context
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My water broke on the evening of the predicted birth date.
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夕方でもう暗かったんですけど、ネコが電線を渡っているのを見ました。 そそそ、そんなことできるんですか、ネコって。
It was evening and already dark but I saw a cat walking along a telephone wire. Can they do that, cats?
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By evening, a few clouds had formed.
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夕方にまたサファリに出掛け、夜はカバの声を聞きながら眠りについた。
In the evening I went out on safari again, at night I fell asleep hearing the grunting of the hippos.
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何しろ朝から夕方まで、校舎の中で軟禁状態だからな。釈放されれば元気にもなるってもんだ。
Anyhow, having been held in school from morning to evening ... anybody'd be happy on getting released.
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In the evening, I walk with my dog.
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