暮 Kanji – evening
The Japanese kanji 暮 can mean evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time.
Meaning and Readings
How is 暮 read?
暮 has the onyomi reading ボ and the kunyomi readings くれる, くらす.
In romaji, these readings can be written as bo, kureru, kurasu.
Common Japanese Words Using 暮
These common Japanese words contain 暮. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 歳暮（せいぼ） — year-end gift
- 日暮れ（ひぐれ） — twilight, sunset, dusk, evening
- 暮らし（くらし） — (way of) life, living, livelihood, life circumstances
- 暮らす（くらす） — to live, to get along
- 暮れ（くれ） — sunset, sundown, nightfall, dusk
- 暮れる（くれる） — to get dark, to grow dark
- 野暮（やぼ） — boorish, unsophisticated, unrefined, uncouth, tasteless, insensitive, thoughtless, dumb
- 夕暮れ（ゆうぐれ） — evening, dusk, twilight
- お歳暮（おせいぼ） — year-end gift
- 一人暮らし（ひとりぐらし） — living by oneself, living alone