西日

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 西日(にしび) means afternoon sunlight coming from the west.
• Basic usage: It is used for sunlight reaching into a room or being blocked by curtains.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Evening sun and western sunlight
  • 夕日(ゆうひ) focuses on the sun in the evening, while 西日 focuses on sunlight arriving from the west.
• Reading the compound
  • In this word, 日 is read び, giving the whole-word reading にしび.