This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ショウ、よい
Romaji: shō, yoi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

wee hours, evening, early night

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  40
Frequency:  2262
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-7
Korean Reading:  so
Chinese Reading:  xiao1
Unicode:  5bb5
JIS:  3E2C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2276
Nelson Index: 1307
New Nelson Index: 1334
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3m7.7
Four Corner Index: 3022.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1396
Gakken Index: 1917
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7168X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.1020
Remembering the kanji Index: 189
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1212
Kodansha Compact Index: 484
Kanji in Context Index: 1907
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1461
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1967
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 192
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 201
Essential Kanji Index: 1849
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2831
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 746
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1326

Words

(よい)
evening; early night hours
夜宮 (よみや)
festival-eve vigil; eve of a festival vigil
宵待草 (よいまちぐさ)
evening primrose
宵寝 (よいね)
going to bed early
徹宵 (てっしょう)
all night; without sleep
今宵 (こよい)
this evening; tonight
宵闇 (よいやみ)
dusk; twilight
宵積み (よいづみ)
goods loaded in the afternoon for delivery the following morning
宵祭り (よいまつり)
small festival held the night before a full festival
宵越し (よいごし)
(kept) overnight
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