N3756/1669

irregular okurigananounnoun (generic)adverbnoun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)noun (suffix)

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Meanings

  • sunset, sundown, nightfall, dusk
  • end, close
  • year-end, end of the year

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Example sentences

れるまえいえかえりましょう。

Let's go home before sunset.

になると、まちあかりがきれいにえる。

At dusk, the city lights look beautiful.

ねんには家族かぞく全員ぜんいんあつまる習慣しゅうかんがあります。

At year-end, it is our custom for the whole family to gather together.

あきみじかくて、すぐにくらくなってしまう。

At the close of autumn, the days are short and it gets dark quickly.

せまったころ彼女かのじょからひさしぶりの手紙てがみとどいた。

As the year-end drew near, a long-awaited letter arrived from her.