| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 暮れ | くれ | 1〔日暮れ〕nightfall; sunset 2〔季節の終わり〕the end; the close |
| 1〔日暮れ〕nightfall; sunset 日暮れに at sunset／at sundown 暮れの鐘 the evening [vesper] bell(s) 2〔季節の終わり〕the end; the close 秋の暮れのある夕べに one evening late in autumn 年の暮れに at the end of the year 暮れの売り出し［大掃除］ a year-end sale [general housecleaning] |