"暮れ" meaning in Japanese

See 暮れ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kɯ̟ɾe̞] Forms: 暮れ [canonical] (ruby: 暮(く)), kure [romanization]
Etymology: The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 暮(く)れる (kureru, “to get dark, to end”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form|rom=ren'yōkei}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|暮れる|くれる|to get dark, to end|pos=}} 暮(く)れる (kureru, “to get dark, to end”), {{ja-ryk|暮れる|くれる|to get dark, to end}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 暮(く)れる (kureru, “to get dark, to end”). Head templates: {{ja-noun|くれ}} 暮(く)れ • (kure)
  1. dusk, nightfall, sunset Synonyms (sunset): 夕方 (yūgata), 夕べ (yūbe)
    Sense id: en-暮れ-ja-noun-kEJxmIYO Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 30 33 10 27 Disambiguation of 'sunset': 94 5 1
  2. about the end of a certain period of time
    Sense id: en-暮れ-ja-noun-tlP0~lDd Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 5 63 27 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 11 58 23 9 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 8 60 25 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 30 33 10 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 3 49 43 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 8 61 25 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 66 28 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 67 28 2
  3. year-end Synonyms (year-end): 年末 (nenmatsu) (ruby: 年(ねん), 末(まつ))
    Sense id: en-暮れ-ja-noun-umUuzTeQ Categories (other): Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō) Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 3 49 43 5 Disambiguation of 'year-end': 1 17 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 暮れ暮れ (kuregure) (ruby: 暮(く), 暮(ぐ))

Verb

IPA: [kɯ̟ɾe̞] Forms: 暮れ [canonical] (ruby: 暮(く)), kure [romanization]
Etymology: The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 暮(く)れる (kureru, “to get dark, to end”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form|rom=ren'yōkei}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|暮れる|くれる|to get dark, to end|pos=}} 暮(く)れる (kureru, “to get dark, to end”), {{ja-ryk|暮れる|くれる|to get dark, to end}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 暮(く)れる (kureru, “to get dark, to end”). Head templates: {{ja-verb form|くれ}} 暮(く)れ • (kure)
  1. 眩れ, 暗れ, 昏れ: imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 暮れる (kureru) [ichidan]
    Sense id: en-暮れ-ja-verb-UegrkW9p Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 30 33 10 27
     
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      "ipa": "[kɯ̟ɾe̞]"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 暮れ meaning in Japanese (4.7kB)

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