斜陽

Chinese

slanting positive (electric.); sun; male
trad. (斜陽)
simp. (斜阳)

Pronunciation


Noun

斜陽

  1. (literary) setting sun

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゃ
Grade: S
よう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

(しゃ)(よう) (shayō) 

  1. the setting sun; slanting rays of the evening sun
  2. (figurative) decline, fading
    斜陽(しゃよう)産業(さんぎょう)
    shayō sangyō
    a declining industry
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