Kanji
宵
N1
10 strokes
Grade 8
freq #2262
wee hours, evening, early night
On'yomi (音読み)
ショウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
よい
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
元宵節
げんしょうせつ
lantern festival, held on the night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar
元宵
げんしょう
night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar
春宵一刻値千金
しゅんしょういっこくあたいせんきん
a moment of time in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold
一宵
いっしょう
one evening; one night
春宵一刻
しゅんしょういっこく
a moment of time in a spring evening (is worth a thousand pieces of gold)
終宵
しゅうしょう
all-night long
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
宵
よい
evening; early night hours
今宵
こよい
this evening; tonight
宵闇
よいやみ
dusk; twilight
宵月夜
よいづきよ
moonlit evening
宵越しの銭は持たない
よいごしのぜにはもたない
spending a day's revenue within the day; being liberal with one's money
宵月
よいづき
evening moon; moon that can only be seen in the early hours of the night (esp. from the 2nd to the 7th of the eight month)
宵山
よいやま
small festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival)
春の宵
はるのよい
spring evening
待宵
まつよい
night where one waits for someone who is supposed to come
名の無い星は宵から出る
なのないほしはよいからでる
the worst goes foremost; those one eagerly await will not arrive first