宵よいよいCommon word›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000じ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounevening; early nightRefers to the period from dusk until late evening, often with a poetic or literary feel. In modern casual speech, 夕方 or 夜 are more common.宵よいのうちに雨あめが上あがった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe rain stopped in the early evening.宵よいの明みょう星じょうが西にしの空そらに輝かがやいている。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe evening star is shining in the western sky.See all 11 example sentences ›Expressions宵よいの口くちnightfall; early evening春はるの宵よいspring evening宵よいの明みょう星じょうevening star; Venus in the evening sky宵よい越ごしの銭ぜには持もたないnot keeping money overnight; spending everything one earns in a day名なの無ない星ほしは宵よいから出でるthe worst goes foremost; those you eagerly await will not arrive first
