How do you read 夕日?

夕日 is read ゆうひ (yuuhi), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How is 夕日 used in a sentence?

海辺で夕日を見るのは、とてもロマンチックだ。 — Watching the sunset at the beach is very romantic.

How do you write 夕日 in romaji?

夕日 is written yuuhi in romaji, also spelled yuhi.

夕日ゆうひ

Q: What JLPT level is 夕日?

夕日 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

ゆうひ · yuuhi (also spelled yuhi)

JLPT N2 › noun

Evening sun, setting sun

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Heiban

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Example sentences

海辺で夕日を見るのは、とてもロマンチックだ。

うみべでゆうひをみるのは、とてもろまんちっくだ。

Watching the sunset at the beach is very romantic.

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日没までここにいて、夕日を見よう。

にちぼつまでここにいて、ゆうひをみよう。

Let's stay here until sunset and watch the evening sun.

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夕Evening 音せき訓ゆう JLPT N4 · 3 strokes 日Day, Sun, Japan 音にち・じつ訓ひ・-び JLPT N5 · 4 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

夕刊ゆうかんevening paper 夕立ゆうだち(sudden) evening shower (rain)夕方ゆうがたlate afternoon (typically just before dinner time), evening 夕日ゆうひ(in) the evening sun, setting sun 夕飯ゆうはんdinner, supper, evening meal 夕暮れゆうぐれevening, (evening) twilight 日にちday 三日みっかthree days, third day of the month

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What does 夕日 mean?

Evening sun, setting sun.

How do you pronounce 夕日?

ゆうひ (yuuhi). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 夕日?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

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