Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 暮


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Meaning

live, sunset, end, life circumstances​

Pronunciation

BO
kureru/rasu

Explanation

Top: sinking/going down (The sun is sinking among plants ,=), bottom: sun [Notice: means sunrise such as in 'morning ']

Mnemonic

The sinking sun means sunset. [OR: The plants needed from one sun to the next big sun are the life circumstances.]

Radicals

to go down, to set(Please be aware that this very similar radical stands for the sunrise.)
day, sun(The radical nichi stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point.)
plant, grass(Shows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸.)
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

Vocabulary

夕暮れ ゆうぐれ evening, (evening) twilight
暮らし くらし living, livelihood, subsistence, circumstances
暮らす くらす to live, to get along
暮れ くれ year end, sunset, nightfall, end
暮れる くれる to get dark, to end, to come to an end, to close, to run out

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