ゆうひ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
夕日
夕陽 (poetic)

Etymology 1

From (ゆう) () + () (hi).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うひ [yùúhí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟ːçi]

Noun

ゆうひ • (yūhiゆふひ (yufufi)?

  1. the setting sun
  2. sunset

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ゆうひ – see the following entry.
雄飛
[noun] launching into, embarking
[verb] to launch into, to embark
(This term, ゆうひ (yūhi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)