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An hour until sunset with 日没

Kanji Explanation: Sinking and disappearing with 没

Manga panel from 名探偵コナン showing example of An hour until sunset with 日没.
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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(にちぼつ)まであと１時間(じかん)ちょい…」
“Just over an hour until sunset.”
Literal: “A little over one hour left until sunset...”
「えーっと　奴(やつ)らの車(くるま)は…」
“Let's see, their car is...”
Literal: “Umm, their car is...”

Key Points

1日没(にちぼつ) = sunset
  • Here 日没(にちぼつ) 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(じかん)ちょい = just a little over one hour left
  • まで sets the endpoint: until sunset.
  • あと１時間(じかん)ちょい is a casual way to say “a bit more than one hour remains”.

Vocabulary

(Sunset)

日没(にちぼつ) means sunset, when the sun drops below the horizon.

(Vehicle or wheel)

車(くるま) means a wheeled vehicle, especially a car. It can also mean a wheel or rotating mechanism.

See Also

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