宵 (よい): wee hours

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宵よい

wee hours

N1 KMT10Freq #2262Daily Life Kanji10 strokes

Under the roof, the light begins to resemble the evening, signaling the wee hours.

Kun'yomi

よい

On'yomi

ショウ

wee hourseveningearly night

宀肖

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Concepts using this kanji

evening

one evening

moonlit evening

a moment of time in a spring evening (is worth a thousand pieces of gold)

名の無い星は宵から出る

the worst goes foremost

宵月

evening moon

大待宵草

large-flowered evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana)

宵山

small festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival)

元宵

night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar

宵の口

nightfall

半宵

midnight

春宵一刻値千金

a moment of time in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold

宵の明星

evening star

元宵節

lantern festival, held on the night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar

待宵草

evening primrose

宵待草

evening primrose

待宵

night where one waits for someone who is supposed to come

all-night long

spring evening

spring evening

spending a day's revenue within the day

宵積み

goods loaded in the afternoon for delivery the following morning

(kept) overnight

all night

going to bed early

small festival held the night before the main festival

今宵

this evening

宵っぱり

night owl

宵闇

dusk

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house

harm

superintend

Shinto shrine

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Stroke Order10

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