夕 evening

On'yomi: セキ
Kun'yomi: ゆう
Strokes: 3
JLPT: N5
Taught in: Primary school, year 1

Stroke order

1
2
3

夕 is written in 3 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

It looks like 月 the moon with a stroke missing — only half a moon has risen so far, so it is still just evening.

A common word

夕方ゆうがた evening

Example sentences

夕方、家に帰ります。
ゆうがた、いえにかえります。
I go home in the early evening.
昨日の夕食はカレーでした。
きのうのゆうしょくはカレーでした。
Yesterday's dinner was curry.