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[たそがれ(黄昏)]
tasogare
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[こう()·こん()]
koukon

English Meaning(s) for 黄昏

noun
  1. dusk; twilight
  2. twilight years
  3. melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

Definition and Synonyms for 黄昏

Twilight the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth
Synonyms: トワイライト, 夕暮れ, 夕闇, 日暮れ, 薄明, 黄昏
Sunset the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
Synonyms: サンセット, 入り方, 入相, , , 夕刻, 夕方, 夕日, 夕暮れ, 日の入り, 日暮れ, 日没, 暮れ, 暮れる, 暮れ方, 薄暮, 逢魔が時, 黄昏
Evenfall the time of day immediately following sunset
Synonyms: 入り方, , , 夕べ, 夕まぐれ, 夕刻, 夕暮れ, 夕闇, 日暮れ, 暮れ, 暮れる, 暮れ方, 暮れ暮れ, 灯点し頃, 薄暮, 薄暮れ, 逢魔が時, 黄昏, 黄昏時

Meanings for each kanji in 黄昏

» yellow
» dark; evening; dusk

Categories 黄昏 is a member of

Visible Radiation electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
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Hour clock time
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Sample Sentences for 黄昏

We find ourselves in the twilight of our civilization.

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