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Chinese
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to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind
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day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.) |
| trad. (落日)
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落
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日
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| simp. #(落日)
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落
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日
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| anagram
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日落
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Pronunciation
Noun
落日
- setting sun
- glow of the setting sun; evening glow
Synonyms
- (setting sun): 夕陽／夕阳 (xīyáng); (literary) 斜陽／斜阳 (xiéyáng), 殘陽／残阳 (cányáng), 夕日 (xīrì); (Hokkien) 西照日
- (glow of the setting sun): 夕照 (xīzhào)
Derived terms
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
落日 • (rakujitsu) ←らくじつ (rakuzitu)?
- setting sun
- (figurative) end of a glorious period
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