宵 Kanji: Meaning, Readings, Stroke Order

Readings

On readingショウ

Kun readingよい

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

wee hoursRtK
今宵、奈落の王が復活する。Tonight, the King of Hell returns.tatoeba
まだ宵の口だ。The night is still young.tatoeba
evening
私たちはそれを宵の明星と呼ぶ。We call it the Evening Star.tatoeba
early night

early night hours

Homonyms

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Same reading (よい)

Radicals and components

Radical宀roof

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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house · resemblance · spark · candle · small (小) · little (小) · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 201

Compound words

今宵こよい

this evening; tonight

goods loaded in the afternoon for delivery the following morning

Additional Examples

私もそうだが、ＩＴ業界には宵っ張りの人が多いに違いない。

I'm one too, and I'm sure there are lots of night-owls in the IT world.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 宵

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step