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黄昏 — meaning in English

tasogare

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English meaning

  • dusk noun The dim period between sunset and full darkness.
  • night noun The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise, when the sun is below the horizon.
  • sunset noun The moment the sun goes down below the horizon in the evening.
  • twilight noun The soft, dim light in the sky just before sunrise or, more commonly, just after sunset.

Senses

黄昏 is used for these senses in English:

  • dusk The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.
  • night (uncountable) Nightfall.
  • sunset The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
  • sunset (figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing.
  • twilight The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.

dusk — full definition

  1. noun The dim period between sunset and full darkness.
  2. adj Dim or somewhat dark in colour or light.
  3. verb To grow dim or dark, or to make something so.

night — full definition

  1. noun The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise, when the sun is below the horizon.
  2. noun An evening set aside for a particular activity or event.

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