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宵

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • wee hours
  • evening
  • early night

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ショウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • よい
Strokes
10
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#2310
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
宀#40 · roof

Components

Common Words

  • 宵よいNoun
    evening, early night hours
  • 今宵こよいNoun
    this evening, tonight
  • 一宵いっしょうNoun
    one evening, one night
  • 元宵げんしょうNoun
    night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar
  • 半宵はんしょうNoun
    midnight
  • 宵宮よみやNoun
    festival-eve vigil, eve of a festival vigil
  • 宵寝よいねNoun
    going to bed early
  • 宵山よいやまNoun
    small festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival)

Practice in Kanjiru

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