宵
Meanings
- wee hours
- evening
- early night
Readings
- しょう
- よい
- Strokes
- 10
- JLPT Level
- N1
- Frequency
- #2310
Common Words
- 今宵こよいthis evening, tonight
- 宵寝よいねgoing to bed early
- 宵闇よいやみdusk, twilight
- 宵山よいやまsmall festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival)
- 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)
Practice in Kanjiru
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