Kanji

宵

宵

wee hours, evening, early night

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

宀部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

よい

Nanori (Name Reading)

よい

Common Readings

ショウ, よい

Example sentences

今宵 こよい
今宵 の 月 は とても 美しい 。

Tonight's moon is very beautiful.

宵 よい
宵 の 口 に 散歩 に 出かけた 。

I went out for a walk in the early evening.

なに なに
宵 な は 来 なに 明けぬ 時 来る 。

Night fell but you did not come, and now the dawn is arriving.

宵の口 よいのくち
まだ 宵の口 だ から 、 店 は 開いている 。

It is still early evening, so the shops are open.

Example Vocabulary

今宵

こよい

this evening; tonight

宵闇

よいやみ

宵

よい

early evening, evening

宵の口

よいのくち

early evening

宵越し

よいごし

宵の明星

よいのみょうじょう

宵月

よいづき

宵っ張り

よいっぱり

春の宵

はるのよい

宵宮

よみや

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