Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 莫 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
暮
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
暮
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
暮
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
暮
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
暮
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
暮
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
暮
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
暮
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
暮
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
暮
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
暮
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
暮
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
暮
Clerical
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
暮
Regular
Modern
Chinese
暮 [mù]
evening; sunset
Japanese
noun
- sunset; sundown; nightfall; dusk
- end; close
- year-end; end of the year
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
暮 くれ
Kure female given name
CHINESE WORDS (31)
朝思暮想 [zhāosīmùxiǎng] #26,836
to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)
暮色 [mùsè] #41,026
twilight
朝三暮四 [zhāosānmùsì] #43,537
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
薄暮 [bómù] #54,956
dusk
朝朝暮暮 [zhāozhāomùmù] #40,069
from dawn to dusk
垂暮之年 [chuímùzhīnián] #62,633
old age
暮年 [mùnián] #40,957
one's declining years
日暮 [rìmù] #42,513
sunset
迟暮 [chímù] #42,875
past one's prime
迟暮 [chímù] #42,875
past one's prime
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JAPANESE WORDS (91)
⭐ 暮らす [くらす] #985
to live
⭐ 暮らし [くらし] #2,900
(way of) life
日が暮れる [ひがくれる] #6,477
to set (sun)
⭐ 暮れる [くれる] #7,745
to get dark
⭐ 夕暮れ [ゆうぐれ] #8,897
evening
⭐ 一人暮らし [ひとりぐらし] #9,561
living by oneself
途方に暮れる [とほうにくれる] #9,776
to be at a loss
⭐ 野暮 [やぼ] #11,765
boorish
明け暮れる [あけくれる] #16,867
to spend all one's time doing
⭐ 日暮れ [ひぐれ] #22,397
twilight
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KOREAN WORDS (2)