noun, adverb

  1. early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm), dusk.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
夕方 ゆうがた
 
 
夕がた ゆうがた

Contained Kanji Breakdown

evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)