Kanken 1
昃

Meaning

Kanji 昃

decline

decline, go down, sunset

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
かたむ.く
Onyomi 音読み
ショクソク
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
8
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
仄 • 㳁

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

日が西に昃いてきた。

The sun has started to tilt toward the west.

昼を過ぎると日が昃る。

After noon, the sun begins to decline.

昃る日差しが窓から差し込んでいた。

The slanting afternoon sunlight was shining through the window.

日が昃るころに帰ろう。

Let's go home when the day starts to decline.

昃くなった空は少し赤かった。

The sky, as the sun was going down, looked slightly red.