宵

wee hours, evening, early night

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

よい

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:10

JLPT:N1

Frequency:2262

Vocabulary

ショウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
春宵	シュンショウ	spring evening
半宵	ハンショウ	midnight
終宵	シュウショウ	all-night long
元宵	ゲンショウ	night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar
元宵節	ゲンショウセツ	lantern festival, held on the night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
今宵	こよい	this evening; tonight
宵	よい	evening; early night hours
宵の口	よいのくち	nightfall; early evening
宵越し	よいごし	(kept) overnight
徹宵	てっしょう	all night; without sleep

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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