日暮れ

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 日暮れ(ひぐれ) is a noun for the time when the sun sets and daylight fades.
• Basic usage: It can provide a reference time for returning home or describe the riverside toward evening.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A time and a deadline
  • 日暮れまでに means that something is to be completed by nightfall. 日暮れまで can describe a period continuing until nightfall.
• Nightfall and evening
  • 夕方(ゆうがた) refers to a broader period toward evening, while 日暮れ focuses on the fading of daylight.