{ } n. 1. The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively. [ 1913 Webster ]
'T is the sunset of life gives me mystical lore. Campbell. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Hence, the region where the sun sets; the west. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sunset shell (Zool.), a West Indian marine bivalve (Tellina radiata) having a smooth shell marked with radiating bands of varied colors resembling those seen at sunset or before sunrise; -- called also rising sun. [ 1913 Webster ]
[やける, yakeru](v1, vi) (1) (焼ける only) to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset); (2) to be jealous; to be envious; (P)[Add to Longdo]