春宵一刻

Reading

Kana: しゅんしょういっこく

Romaji: shunshōikkoku

Definition

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1

a moment of time in a spring evening (is worth a thousand pieces of gold)

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

春

Readings: シュン、 はる

Meanings: springtime, spring (season)

宵

Readings: ショウ、 よい

Meanings: wee hours, evening, early night

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

刻

Readings: コク、 きざ.む、 きざ.み

Meanings: engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving