黄昏

Readings

Kana: たそがれ、こうこん
Romaji: tasogare, koukon
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

dusk; twilight

2

twilight years

3

melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

Note: colloquialism

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 オウ、 き、 こ-
Meaning: yellow
Readings: コン、 くら.い、 くれ
Meanings: dark, evening, dusk

Example Sentence

われわれの文明(ぶんめい)黄昏(たそがれ)に。
➥We find ourselves in the twilight of our civilization.
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