夕 means “evening”

ゆう · yuu

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ゆう

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

セキ

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 1 · 3 strokes

The story

A single crescent in the fading sky: the simplest stroke painting captures the moment day surrenders to dusk.

One of the simplest kanji, a pictograph of the setting sun

More from Seasons & Time

• 今 now
• 冬 winter
• 古 old
• 早 early
• 先 ahead
• 夜 night
• 長 long
• 明 bright
• 春 spring
• 秋 autumn
• 昼 noon
• 夏 summer

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.