夕
evening

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

セキ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ゆう

Nanori (名乗り)

ゆ

Stroke Order

3 / 3

Information

Grade:1
Strokes:3
JLPT:4
Frequency:924

Vocabulary

セキ

WordReadingMeaning
朝夕チョウセキmorning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
夕日セキジツevening sun; setting sun
七夕シチセキStar Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
夕霧セキムevening mist
今夕コンセキthis evening; tonight

Other

WordReadingMeaning
朝夕あさゆうmorning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
朝夕ちょうじゃくmorning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
朝夕ぢょうじゃくmorning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
昨夕ゆうべlast night; yesterday evening
夕刊ゆうかんevening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

久
long time, old story
Grade 5JLPT 2
勺
dip, ladle, one tenth of a go
Grade 9JLPT 1
凡
commonplace, mediocre, ordinary
Grade 8JLPT 1
丸
-ship, curl up, explain away, full (month), make round, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce
Grade 2JLPT 2
冬
winter
Grade 2JLPT 4
外
outside
Grade 2JLPT 5
太
big around, plump, thick
Grade 2JLPT 3
友
friend
Grade 2JLPT 5
仏
Buddha, France, the dead
Grade 5JLPT 2
犬
dog
Grade 1JLPT 4