夕
evening
- 夕crescent moon
- kun
- ゆうyū
- on
- セキseki
mnemonic
A CRESCENT MOON (夕), the moon kanji (月) with a stroke missing: the sliver you see at dusk. EVENING. "Seki" (セキ) is rare; you mostly hear the kun "yū" in yūgata, evening, and yūhan, dinner.
examples
- 夕方ゆうがたyūgataevening
- 夕飯ゆうはんyūhandinner
- 夕日ゆうひyūhisetting sun