夕陽
See also: 夕阳
Chinese
dusk; evening | positive (electric.); sun; male | ||
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trad. (夕陽) | 夕 | 陽 | |
simp. (夕阳) | 夕 | 阳 |
Pronunciation
Noun
夕陽
- setting sun; sunset
- 夕陽已去,皎月方來。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1924, Zhu Ziqing, 《槳聲燈影裡的秦淮河》
- Xīyáng yǐ qù, jiǎoyuè fāng lái. [Pinyin]
- The sun had set and the bright moon had rose.
夕阳已去,皎月方来。 [MSC, simp.]
- (figurative) old age
- (Classical Chinese, by extension) western side of a mountain or hill (the side that faces the setting sun)
Synonyms
- (setting sun): 落日 (luòrì); (literary) 斜陽/斜阳 (xiéyáng), 殘陽/残阳 (cányáng), 夕日 (xīrì); (Min Nan) 西照日
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Adjective
夕陽
- (attributive) declining; waning
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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夕 | 陽 |
ゆう Grade: 1 | ひ Grade: 3 |
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Alternative forms
- 夕日
Noun
夕陽 • (yūhi)
- the setting sun
References
- 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN