Word Meaning 夕陽

せきよう sekiyou

夕陽 is read as せきよう (sekiyou) and means evening sun.

Meaning

English

  1. evening sun
  2. setting sun

Reading

Kana

せきよう

Romaji

sekiyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 145195 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

夕暮れ

ゆうぐれ

evening

夕刻

ゆうこく

evening

太陽

たいよう

Sun

よう

(the) positive

山陽

さんよう

south side of a mountain

春陽

しゅんよう

spring sunshine

北風と太陽

きたかぜとたいよう

The North Wind and the Sun (fairy tale)

夕日

ゆうひ

evening sun

夕飯

ゆうはん

evening meal

夕霧

ゆうぎり

evening mist

夕方

ゆうがた

evening

夕刊

ゆうかん

evening paper

Example Sentences

2

I've never seen such a beautiful sunset.

"Somehow watching the evening sunset brings back my childhood memories." "Mm, same here."