- 夕暮れ — dusk; twilight
- 日暮れ — sundown
- 歳暮 — year-end gift
- 暮色 — twilight colors
- 暮れる — to get dark (at sunset)
- 暮す — to live; to get by
The kanji 暮 combines the 日 (sun) radical with elements suggesting cover/shade, evoking the end of the day—sunset or twilight. It also extends to the idea of daily living.
Common in poetic/seasonal phrases and everyday expressions about lifestyle or routines.
日が 暮れるのが 早く なりました。
The sun sets earlier now.
田舎で 静かに 暮らしたいです。
I want to live quietly in the countryside.