薄暮(はくぼ)

はくぼ
noun
dusk, twilight
1. dusk, twilight
The period of dim light between day and night, particularly the time just after sunset when the sky still holds some light. A literary and formal term.
薄暮(はくぼ)の中(なか)を歩(ある)く。
Walk in the twilight.
薄暮(はくぼ)時(じ)は事故(じこ)が多(おお)い。
Accidents are common during twilight hours.
薄暮(はくぼ)の空(そら)に一番星(いちばんぼし)が輝(かがや)いていた。
The first star was shining in the twilight sky.

WORD FORMATION:
薄(はく) (thin, faint) + 暮(ぼ) (dusk, evening)

REGISTER:
薄暮(はくぼ) is a literary/formal term. In everyday conversation, 夕暮(ゆうぐ)れ or 日暮(ひぐ)れ are more common.

TRAFFIC SAFETY:
薄暮(はくぼ)時(じ) (twilight hours) is particularly dangerous for driving because visibility decreases but headlights are not yet fully effective.

RELATED TERMS:

  • 夕暮(ゆうぐ)れ: evening, dusk (common)
  • 黄昏(たそがれ): twilight (literary)
  • 日暮(ひぐ)れ: dusk, sunset
  • 黎明(れいめい): dawn (opposite time)
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