This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ボ、く.れる、く.らす
Romaji: bo, ku.reru, ku.rasu
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Name Readings

Kana: ぐらし、ぐれ、ぽ
Romaji: gurashi, gure, po
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Romaji

Meanings

evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  978
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  2-3-11
Korean Reading:  mo
Chinese Reading:  mu4
Unicode:  66ae
JIS:  4A6B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2354
Nelson Index: 4041
New Nelson Index: 2508
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k11.14
Four Corner Index: 4460.3
Guide to Remembering Index: 1789
Gakken Index: 915
Japanese Names Index: 2190
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14128X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0925
Remembering the kanji Index: 232
Kanji Flashcards Index: 606
Kodansha Compact Index: 979
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 982
Kanji in Context Index: 1158
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1522
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2070
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 237
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 247
Essential Kanji Index: 1140
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2971
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1978
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 979

Words

暮れ (くれ)
sunset; sundown; nightfall; dusk; end; close; year-end; end of the year
暮らし (くらし)
life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
夕暮れ (ゆうぐれ)
evening; (evening) twilight
暮れる (くれる)
to get dark; to end; to come to an end; to close; to run out; to be sunk (e.g. in despair); to be lost
薄暮 (はくぼ)
dusk; nightfall; twilight
暮らす (くらす)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
一人暮らし (ひとりぐらし)
a single life; a solitary life; living alone
明け暮れる (あけくれる)
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
日暮れ (ひぐれ)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
暮れ果てる (くれはてる)
to fall completely dark
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