夕

1. noun, adverb evening

ゆうべ also 夕べ

1. noun, poetic evening
2. used in titles following noun + の evening (of a special event)
3. noun, adverb, usu. 昨夜 last night; yesterday evening

しゃく also 勺

1. noun shaku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 ml
2. shaku; traditional unit of area, approx. 0.033 meters square