夕方(ゆうがた)

ゆうがた
noun, adverb
evening, dusk
time-period
1. evening, dusk, late afternoon
The time period in the late afternoon when the sun begins to set, roughly from 4-7 PM.
夕方(ゆうがた)になった。
It became evening.
夕方(ゆうがた)に帰(かえ)ります。
I'll come home in the evening.
夕方(ゆうがた)の空(そら)がきれいです。
The evening sky is beautiful.
夕方(ゆうがた)五(ご)時(じ)ごろ会(あ)いましょう。
Let's meet around 5 PM in the evening.
夕方(ゆうがた)になると外(そと)が涼(すず)しくなるので、散歩(さんぽ)に出(で)かけます。
When evening comes, it gets cool outside, so I go out for a walk.

夕方(ゆうがた) refers to evening or dusk—the time when the sun sets, roughly 4-7 PM.

Etymology

夕(ゆう) (evening) + 方(がた) (direction/time) = evening time

Related words

Common patterns

夕方(ゆうがた) often signals the end of work and commuting home time.

Related Words

Related: 朝(あさ) (morning)
Related: 夜(よる) (night)
Related: 夕食(ゆうしょく) (dinner)
Related: 夕日(ゆうひ) (sunset, setting sun)
Related: 夕焼(ゆうや)け (evening glow)
Related: 夕刊(ゆうかん) (evening newspaper)
Related: 夕暮(ゆうぐ)れ (twilight, dusk)
Compare: 日暮(ひぐ)れ (dusk, nightfall, sunset time)
Related: 宵(よい)の口(くち) (early evening, early part of the night)
Compare: 昼過(ひるす)ぎ (early afternoon, just after noon)
Related: 昼(ひる) (noon/daytime)
Related: 昼間(ひるま) (daytime)
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Added 2026.1.7 21:45 · Revised 2026.10.9 16:17
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