暮れ

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 暮(く)れる (kureru, “to get dark, to end”).

• (Tokyo) くれ [kùré] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ɾe̞]

暮(く)れ • (kure) 

1. dusk, nightfall, sunset
2. about the end of a certain period of time
3. year-end

• (sunset): 夕(ゆう)方(がた) (yūgata), 夕(ゆう)べ (yūbe)
• (year-end): 年(ねん)末(まつ) (nenmatsu)

• (antonym(s) of “sunset”): 明(あ)け (ake)

• 暮(く)れ暮(ぐ)れ (kuregure)

暮(く)れ • (kure) 

1. 眩れ, 暗れ, 昏れ: imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 暮れる (kureru) [ichidan]