夕 — how to write the kanji for “evening”
夕 (“evening”) is a JLPT N4 kanji taught in first grade in Japan. KanjiVG finds it inside 86 other kanji, 名 (“name”), 外 (“outside”) and 多 (“many”) among them. On its own it is the word yuu, “evening”. Its common words use the native reading yuu, as in 夕食 (“evening meal”), 夕方 (“early evening”), 夕刊 (“evening edition”) and 朝夕 (“morning and evening”). Chinese reads it xī, “sunset”, at HSK 5.
- Strokes
- 3
- JLPT
- N4
- Radical
- 夕 (“evening”)
- On
- セキ
- Kun
- ゆう
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- Left-falling stroke ㇒topdown and left
- Horizontal then left-falling ㇇toprightwards → down and left
- Dot ㇔centerdown and right
Japanese and Chinese
Japanese and Chinese draw all 3 strokes in the same order and direction, by our stroke-by-stroke comparison.
夕 inside other kanji
KanjiVG count: 86 kanji.
Trace it
Follow the numbers. Tracing help
Readings
- On (Chinese-derived)
- セキ seki (rare)
- Kun (native)
- ゆう yuu
- Meanings
- evening
- Read yuu
- 夕食 夕方 夕刊 朝夕 夕暮れ 夕刻
- School year
- first grade
- Newspaper rank
- 924th of 2,500 (KANJIDIC2)
- Korean hanja
- 석 seok
- Common words
- 12 in JMdict
Words with 夕
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夕食 | ゆうしょく yuushoku | evening meal; dinner |
| 夕方 | ゆうがた yuugata | early evening; dusk |
| 夕刊 | ゆうかん yuukan | evening edition; evening paper |
| 朝夕 | あさゆう asayuu | morning and evening; from morning until night |
| 夕暮れ | ゆうぐれ yuugure | evening; dusk |
| 七夕 | たなばた tanabata | Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata |
| 夕刻 | ゆうこく yuukoku | evening; evening hour |
| 夕日 | ゆうひ yuuhi | evening sun; setting sun |
| 夕焼け | ゆうやけ yuuyake | evening glow; red sunset |
| 夕立 | ゆうだち yuudachi | (sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening)… |
Most common first (JMdict).
Practice sheet
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