(にちぼつ)

にちぼつ
noun
sunset; sundown
1. sunset; sundown
The time when the sun disappears below the horizon in the evening.
日没(にちぼつ)(まえ)(かえ)ろう。
Let's go home before sunset.
日没(にちぼつ)午後(ごご)6()ごろです。
Sunset is around 6 PM.
日没(にちぼつ)から()()までを「(よる)」という。
The period from sunset to sunrise is called 'night.'
(ふゆ)日没(にちぼつ)(はや)いので、(そと)(くら)くなるのも(はや)い。
In winter, sunset is early, so it gets dark outside quickly too.
日没(にちぼつ)()気温(きおん)がぐっと()がるので、上着(うわぎ)()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.

WORD FORMATION:
(にち) (sun, day) + (ぼつ) (sinking, setting) = 日没(にちぼつ)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

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

日没(にちぼつ) VS ()()り VS 夕暮(ゆうぐ)れ:

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

OPPOSITE:

  • ()() / 日出(にっしゅつ) - sunrise