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れる

rarely used kanji formIchidan verbverb (generic)intransitive verb

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Meanings

  • to get dark, to grow dark
  • to end (of a day, year, season, etc.), to come to an end, to close
  • to be sunk in (e.g. despair), to be lost in (e.g. thought), to be overcome with

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Example sentences

そらくらくなって、もうすぐれる

The sky is getting dark, and the sun will set soon.

れるまえいえかえりましょう。

Let's go home before it gets dark.

れてから、ほしえてきた。

After it grew dark, the stars became visible.

彼女かのじょかなしみにれてなにはなせなかった。

She was overcome with sadness and couldn't say anything.

ふゆになると、ごろにはもうれてしまう。

When winter comes, it is already dark around five o'clock.