Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to get dark, to grow dark.
  2. to end (of a day, year, season, etc.), to come to an end, to close.
  3. to be sunk in (e.g. despair), to be lost in (e.g. thought), to be overcome with.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
暮れる くれる
 
 
眩れる くれる
 
 
暗れる くれる
 
 
昏れる くれる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

evening, twilight, season's end
く.れる ぐれ ボ (6th, N3)
must not, do not, be not
バク ボ マク (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
daylight, sunlight, vast
タイ エイ ひかげ
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)