夕方

ゆうがた

Evening, late afternoon

N5noun·yuugata

How to remember it

夕 (evening) + 方 (side/direction) — the “evening side” of the day.

Example sentences

  • 夕方に公園を散歩します。

    ゆうがたにこうえんをさんぽします。

    I walk in the park in the evening.

  • 夕方は涼しくなりました。

    ゆうがたはすずしくなりました。

    It has gotten cool in the evenings.

Usage

Refers to dusk, just before night; very common in daily speech.

Related words

夕飯

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