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一宵 (いっしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一いっ宵しょう

Meanings

1

noun

one evening; one night

archaic

Archaic noun; not used in modern everyday speech. Appears in classical literature or poetic contexts.

一いっ宵しょうの夢ゆめのように過すぎ去さった。
It passed like a dream of a single night.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
宵wee hours, evening, early night

Similar words

一いち夜や
一夜 is the modern, common word for 'one night', while 一宵 is archaic and literary.

Etymology

Compound of 一 (one) and 宵 (evening, early night). The reading いっしょう is a regular sound change from いち + しょう.