暮

evening

JLPT N3 Grade 6 14 strokes

Kun'yomi: く.れる・く.らす
On'yomi: ボ
Radical: 日 · sun (sun, day)

Stroke order & writing

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暮 in example sentences

日ひが暮くれた。
Hi ga kureta.
Night fell.
暮くらしやすそう。
Kurashiyasu sou.
It looks like a nice place to live.
一人暮ひとりぐらしですか？
Hitorigurashi desu ka?
Do you live alone?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

Words that use 暮

暮れる to get dark, to come to an end

More 日 (sun) kanji

暮 means "evening". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 14 strokes. It is read く.れる・く.らす in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ボ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 6.

Common questions

What does the kanji 暮 mean?: 暮 means "evening". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 暮 have?: 暮 is written in 14 strokes.
How is 暮 read?: It is read く.れる・く.らす in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ボ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 暮?: 暮 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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