Onyomi: ショウ · Kunyomi: よい · Meanings: early night, evening, wee hours
Kanji for early night, evening, wee hours
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 宵 | よい | evening, early night hours | Noun |
| 宵っぱり | よいっぱり | night owl, nighthawk, late bird | Noun |
| 宵の明星 | よいのみょうじょう | evening star, Vesper, Hesperus, Venus in the evening sky | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun |
| 宵闇 | よいやみ | dusk, twilight | Noun |
| 宵の口 | よいのくち | nightfall, early evening | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun |
| 宵待草 | よいまちぐさ | evening primrose | Noun |
| 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) | Noun |
| 宵祭り | よいまつり | small festival held the night before the main festival, eve of a festival | Noun |
| 夜宮 | よみや | festival-eve vigil, eve of a festival vigil | Noun |
| 宵山 | よいやま | small festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival) | Noun |