夕方

• 読み: ゆうがた
• ローマ字: yuugata
• 漢字の分解: 夕 (yuu) — evening; 方 (kata/gata) — direction, time
• 発音: /jɯː.ɡa.ta/

意味

Early evening; dusk. Usually refers to the period from around 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Combines 夕 (evening) and 方 (direction/time). Describes the transitional period between afternoon and night, when the sun begins to set. Often used for scheduling or describing when something happens. More specific than 夜 (night) — 夕方 implies there is still some daylight remaining.

例文

1. 夕方、買い物に行きます。
2. 夕方から雨が降るそうです。
3. 夕方は空がきれいです。

使い方ガイド

場面: weather forecasts, scheduling, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

A compound of 夕 (yuu, evening — depicting the crescent moon) and 方 (kata/gata, direction or time), together meaning 'the direction of evening.'

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal