[夕] Handwritten Kanji for evening and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “夕” (yuu); Kanji for “evening”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “夕” (yuu)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “夕”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
夕	セキ ゆう	seki yuu	3	夕	evening

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “夕”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
夕方	ゆうがた	yuugata	Evening
夕ご飯	ゆうごはん	yuugohan	Dinner
一朝一夕にはできない	いっちょういっせきにはできない	icchiyouisseki niha dekinai	It cannot be done in a day