# 夕 — Evening

Frequency rank 985 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 揺 (Shake), less common than 徒 (Junior).

- On’yomi: せき
- Kun’yomi: ゆう
- Radical: 夕 Evening (Kangxi 36)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

The character 夕 (evening) looks like a half-moon — the crescent shape of the moon appearing at evening twilight.

In words:

- 夕方 ゆうがた — evening
- 夕飯 ゆうはん — dinner
- 夕べ ゆうべ — evening

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