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宵
On'yomi
ショウ
SHOU
Kun'yomi
よい
yoi
wee hours · evening · early night
mysteriousdark
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Radical宀roof(3)
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Component Breakdown
宵=
宀肖
roof + 肖
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of roof and resemble. Night resembling at house.
Symbolism
Evening, dusk, night. Represents evening.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — At dusk
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
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); a moment of time in a spring evening (is worth a thousand pieces of gold)
Proverbs & Idioms
宵越しの銭は持たぬ
よいごしのぜにはもたぬ
Not to keep money overnight
Spend what you earn that same day
Poetry
和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
夏の夜は まだ宵ながら 明けぬるを 雲のいづこに 月やどるらむ
Poem #36 from Hyakunin Isshu
清原深養父Kiyohara no Fukayabu
10th century