| On-yomi | 宵 | Kun-yomi |
| ショウ | よい |
wee hours, evening, early night
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| Strokes number : 10 | Skip Code : 2-3-7 |
| Kanji Frequency : 2262 | Unicode : 5BB5 |
| Level : Advance Grades | jis 208 Code : 30-12 |
| Noryokushiken : level 1 | Bushu : 40 宀 |
Words with this Kanji
| Word | Reading | Translation |
| 宵 | よい | evening, early night hours |
| 今宵 | こよい | this evening, tonight |
| 春宵 | しゅんしょう | spring evening |
| 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 |
| 宵っぱり, 宵っ張り | よいっぱり | night owl, nighthawk, late bird, sitting up late |
| 半宵 | はんしょう | midnight |
| 宵積み | よいづみ | goods loaded in the afternoon for delivery the following morning |
| 待宵草 | まつよいぐさ | evening primrose |
Kanji Index in the Dictionaries
| Dictionary | Kanji Index |
| Classic Nelson | 1307 |
| New Nelson | 1334 |
| Halpern | 2276 |
| Kanji Learners | 1461 |
| Heisig | 189 |
| Gakken | 1917 |
| Essential Kanji | 1849 |
| Daikanwajiten | 7168 |
| Henshall | 1396 |
| Kanji and Kana | 1854 |
| Kanji in context | 1907 |
| Kodansha compact | 484 |
