01
暮らす
くらす
to live
Meanings
- evening
- twilight
- season's end
- livelihood
- make a living
- spend time
Readings
Onyomi
- ボ
Kunyomi
- く.れる
- く.らす
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Useful words
02
暮らし
くらし
living, lifestyle
03
夕暮れ
ゆうぐれ
evening, dusk
04
一人暮らし
ひとりぐらし
living alone
05
お歳暮
おせいぼ
year-end gift
06
暮れ
くれ
year-end, sunset
Compare Kanji
01夕Meaning90%eveningEvening is the small, plain time idea behind the heavier 暮.02夜Meaning84%night, evening暮 approaches the dark end of the day, while 夜 names the night itself.03晩Meaning86%nightfall, nightThe late-day feeling in 晩 sits quite near the dusk idea inside 暮.04朝Pair78%morning, dynastyMorning gives the natural day-pair opposite to the dusk of 暮.05暗Meaning73%darkness, disappearDarkness in 暗 often follows the twilight mood of 暮.06春Pair62%springtime, spring (season)暮 can mark an ending of a season; 春 gives a clear seasonal counterpoint.