宵: Wee Hours; Evening; Early NightKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

The most common words built from 宵. In Moto, tap any of them to keep branching out.Open this graph

Words that use the on'yomi (ショウ)

一宵いっしょうone evening; one night
元宵げんしょうnight of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar
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
半宵はんしょうmidnight
徹宵てっしょうall night; without sleep
春宵しゅんしょうspring evening
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)
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
終宵しゅうしょうall-night long

宵よいevening; early night hours
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
宵っぱりよいっぱりnight owl; nighthawk
宵の口よいのくちnightfall; early evening
宵の明星よいのみょうじょうevening star; Vesper
宵寝よいねgoing to bed early
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)
宵祭よいまつりsmall festival held the night before the main festival; eve of a festival
宵祭りよいまつりsmall festival held the night before the main festival; eve of a festival
宵積みよいづみgoods loaded in the afternoon for delivery the following morning
宵越しよいごし(kept) overnight
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
宵闇よいやみdusk; twilight
春の宵はるのよいspring evening

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