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薄暮

Reading

Kana: はくぼ
Romaji: hakubo
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Definition

noun
1

dusk; nightfall; twilight

Kanji

薄
Readings: ハク、 うす.い、 うす-、 -うす、 うす.める、 うす.まる、 うす.らぐ、 うす.ら-、 うす.れる、 すすき
Meanings: dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass
暮
Readings: ボ、 く.れる、 く.らす
Meanings: evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time

Example Sentences

薄(うす)暮(く)れが迫(せま)った。
➥The twilight came on.
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いよいよ薄暮(はくぼ)、もうすぐ宵闇(よいやみ)。
➥It's getting more and more shadowy, soon it will be twilight.
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