日 没(にちぼつ)

にちぼつ

noun

sunset; sundown

formaltechnicaltime-general nature

1. sunset; sundown

The time when the sun disappears below the horizon in the evening.

日没(にちぼつ)前(まえ)に帰(かえ)ろう。

Let's go home before sunset.

日没(にちぼつ)は午後(ごご)6時(じ)ごろです。

Sunset is around 6 PM.

日没(にちぼつ)から日(ひ)の出(で)までを「夜(よる)」という。

The period from sunset to sunrise is called 'night.'

冬(ふゆ)は日没(にちぼつ)が早(はや)いので、外(そと)が暗(くら)くなるのも早(はや)い。

In winter, sunset is early, so it gets dark outside quickly too.

日没(にちぼつ)後(ご)は気温(きおん)がぐっと下(さ)がるので、上着(うわぎ)を持(も)っていったほうがいい。

The temperature drops sharply after sunset, so you should bring a jacket.

日没(にちぼつ) is a formal/technical term for sunset.

Etymology

日(にち) (sun, day) + 没(ぼつ) (sinking, setting) = 日没(にちぼつ)

Common collocations

日没(にちぼつ)前(まえ)/後(ご) - before/after sunset
日没(にちぼつ)時刻(じこく) - sunset time
日没(にちぼつ)と同時(どうじ)に - at sunset

SIMILAR WORDS (sunset words):

日没(にちぼつ) - formal, technical term for the moment the sun sets
日(ひ)の入(い)り - standard word for sunset
夕暮(ゆうぐ)れ - dusk, twilight (the period around sunset)

Similar words

日(ひ)の出(で) / 日出(にっしゅつ) - sunrise

Related Words

Antonym: 日(ひ)の出(で) (sunrise)

Related: 夕日(ゆうひ) (setting sun, evening sun)

Related: 夕焼(ゆうや)け (sunset glow, evening glow)

Compare: 日(ひ)の入(い)り (sunset)

Compare: 夕暮(ゆうぐ)れ (dusk, twilight)

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Added 2026.1.14 20:30 · Revised 2026.10.10 17:08

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