夕方

ゆうがた

late afternoon (typically just before dinner time), evening

What does 夕方 mean?

夕方 is a Japanese noun meaning late afternoon (typically just before dinner time), evening in English. It is written as 夕方 in kanji, ゆうがた in hiragana, and yuugata in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ひょっとすると夕方前に雨になるかもしれない。

It might rain before evening.