Noun
ゆうやけ
夕焼けを見ていると何だか虚しい気持ちになります。
When I see sunsets, I feel empty for some reason.
私の友達はずっと朝焼けのことも夕焼けだと言ってはばからない。
My friend firmly believes that sunrise is actually sunset.
昨日、海岸から見た夕焼けはとても眩しくて天国のようだったわ。そのせいで左目を失明しちゃったけどね。
The sunset on the beach last night was so radiant it was like heaven. And because of that I went blind in my left eye.
When the evening is burning with sun, it is the sun going down, getting all close to the horizon and earth. This is the sunset.
The readings are the kun'yomi vocab readings. Combine 夕 and 焼け (you learned the reading via the kanji) and you'll have ゆうやけ.