薄暮(はくぼ)

はくぼ
noun
dusk, twilight
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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.

Forms

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 words

Related Words

Antonym: 黎明(れいめい) (dawn)
Synonym: 夕暮(ゆうぐ)れ (dusk (everyday term))
Related: 黄昏(たそがれ) (twilight)
Related: 日暮(ひぐ)れ (dusk, sunset)
Compare: 夕闇(ゆうやみ) (evening darkness)
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Added 2026.2.5 21:58 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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