An hour until sunset with 日没
Kanji Explanation: Sinking and disappearing with 没
During a game of hide-and-seek in the park, Ayumi hides in the trunk of a car only to fall asleep. Since the car drove off a while ago, Conan plans to track Ayumi’s communication badge with his tracking glasses and follow the vehicle on his turbo-engine skateboard. Since the engine is solar-powered, he can only use it during sunlight.
- コナン:
- 「日没まであと１時間ちょい…」
- “Just over an hour until sunset.”
- Literal: “A little over one hour left until sunset...”
- 「えーっと 奴らの車は…」
- “Let's see, their car is...”
- Literal: “Umm, their car is...”
- “Just over an hour until sunset.”
Key Points
1日没 = sunset
- Here 日没 refers to the sun going down below the horizon.
- Conan is thinking about the remaining daylight because his skateboard depends on solar power.
2まであと１時間ちょい = just a little over one hour left
- まで sets the endpoint: until sunset.
- あと１時間ちょい is a casual way to say “a bit more than one hour remains”.
Vocabulary
日没 (Sunset)
日没 refers to the moment when the sun dips below the horizon, or the time at which it sets.
See Also
- Grammar: Marking the topic with は and も
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