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夕

Grade Level: 1
JLPT Level: 3

Frequency: 924

Bushu (Radical) Info:
夕 (ゆうべ)
evening

Henshall Mnemonic:
clear moon indicates evening

Stroke Order Diagram (SOD): 3 Strokes

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On-Yomi Reading(s): セキ	Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ゆうゆ	English Meaning(s): evening
Popular words and/or phrases using this kanji: Click any individual kanji to view it in a new window. Click the [K] after each definition to look up that character at WWWJDIC; Click the [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other features exist, like sample usage, variations of the word, etc.) 七夕 [たなばた] (n) (1) Festival of the Weaver (July 7th); Star Festival; (2) prayer ceremony for children\'s artistic development [K] [D] 朝夕 [ちょうせき] (n-adv,n-t) morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly [K] [D] 夕 [ゆう] (n-adv,n-suf,n-t) evening [K] [D] 夕べ [ゆうべ] (n) evening [K] [D] 夕刊 [ゆうかん] (n) evening paper [K] [D] 夕刻 [ゆうこく] (n-t) evening; evening hour [K] [D] 夕焼け [ゆうやけ] (n) sunset [K] [D] 夕食 [ゆうしょく] (n) evening meal; dinner [K] [D] 夕日 [ゆうひ] (n) (in) the evening sun; setting sun [K] [D] 夕飯 [ゆうはん] (n) evening meal [K] [D] 夕飯 [ゆうめし] (n) evening meal [K] [D] 夕暮れ [ゆうぐれ] (n-adv,n) evening; (evening) twilight [K] [D] 夕方 [ゆうがた] (n-adv,n-t) evening [K] [D] 夕霧 [ゆうぎり] (n) evening mist [K] [D] 夕立 [ゆうだち] (n) (sudden) evening shower (rain) [K] [D]

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Yookoso! Grade1 Kanji

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