The kanji 暮: meaning, readings and stroke order

暮

Meaning: live, get dark
On reading: ボ bo
Kun reading: く（れる） kureru、く（らす） kurasu
Strokes: 14
Radical: 日 sun, day
Level: Level 6 · grade 6

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: sinh sống, chiều tối (mộ)
Japanese: くらす。ひがくれる。
Korean: 살다, 저물다 (모)
Chinese: 生活、天黑

Readings, words and example sentences

ボ bo · on reading · less common

歳せい暮ぼ
year-end gift
歳せい暮ぼを送るしゅうかんがあります。
There is a custom of sending gifts at the end of the year.

く（れる） kureru · kun reading

暮くれる
to get dark, to come to an end
日が 暮くれました。
The sun has gone down.

く（らす） kurasu · kun reading

暮くらす
to live
祖母は田舎で 暮くらして います。
My grandma lives in the countryside.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.