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evening
Stroke count: 14

Readings

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Kun readingく.れる、く.らす
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. evening
  2. livelihoodRtK
  3. make a living
  4. season's end
  5. spend time
  6. twilight
  1. to live (on, by, etc.)
  2. to lead a life
  3. to get along
  4. to get by
  5. to make a living

Popular Usage

暮れる暮れ暮らし暮らす

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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graveyard · flowers (艹) · sun (日) · day (日) · large (大) · St. Bernard (犬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 247

Compound words

暮れるくれる
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to close
暮れくれ
sunset; sundown; nightfall; dusk; end
暮らしくらし
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood
暮らすくらす
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to get along; to get by; to make a living
歳暮せいぼ
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
野暮やぼ
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless
日暮れひぐれ
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
夕暮れゆうぐれ
evening; dusk; twilight
お歳暮おせいぼ
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
明け暮れあけくれ
morning and evening; daily routine; to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; all the time
一人暮らしひとりぐらし
living by oneself; living alone
泣暮すなきくらす
to spend one's days in tears
年暮れとしくれ
year-end
鰥暮しやもめぐらし
widowhood
泣き暮すなきくらす
to spend one's days in tears
言暮らすいいくらす
to pass the time talking
行暮れるゆきくれる
to be overtaken by darkness
朝三暮四ちょうさんぼし
being preoccupied with immediate (superficial) differences without realizing that there are no differences in substance
朝令暮改ちょうれいぼかい
an unsettled course of action
暮利比亜ボリビア
Bolivia
夕間暮れゆうまぐれ
evening twilight
鰥暮らしやもめぐらし
widowhood
暮らせるくらせる
泣き暮らすなきくらす
to spend one's days in tears

Kun Reading Examples

物心ついた時には父と祖母と3人暮らしでした。くらし
When I became aware of my surroundings, I was living with my father and grandmother.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は暮し向きが良い。
He is well off.tatoeba
彼は物乞いをして暮らしている。
He lives by begging.tatoeba
彼は悲嘆に暮れてぼう然としていた。
He was blind with sorrow.tatoeba
彼は日が暮れないうちに山頂に到達した。
He attained the top of the mountain before dark.tatoeba
俊寛は絶望して悲嘆に暮れる。
Shunkan was in despair and was overcome with sorrow.wiki
離れ離れの妻落葉の宮も涙に暮れる。
His separated wife Ochiba no miya also dissolved into tears.wiki
都で妻と再び暮らす。
Living again with his wife in the capital.wiki
以後、名古屋城で暮らす。
From that day on, he lived in Nagoya Castle.wiki

Stroke Order

14 strokes

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