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宵: evening
evening; early night
10 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 6 words here
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宵 (よい) is the early part of the night after sunset; a literary word seen in 今宵 and 宵闇.
Key words
宵よいearly evening
今宵こよいthis evening; tonight
宵の口よいのくちearly evening
宵闇よいやみevening darkness; dusk
Example sentences
今宵は月がきれいですね。
The moon is beautiful tonight, isn't it?
雨は宵の口にはやんでいた。
The rain had stopped by early evening.
宵闇がせまり、通りの灯りがひとつずつともった。
As the evening darkness closed in, the street lamps came on one by one.