# 宵 — early evening

宵 means “early evening”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes.  Kun'yomi: よい (yoi). You'll see it in words such as 宵 (yoi, “evening; early night hours”).

- Meaning: early evening
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: よい (yoi)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Time 3

## How to remember 宵

Parts: 宀 roof · 肖 resemblance

## Words with 宵

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 宵 | よい (yoi) | evening; early night hours |

## Don't confuse it with

[肖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/resemblance/) · [消](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/extinguish/) · [脳](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/brain/) · [削](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shave/)

## More in the “Time 3” set

[悠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leisurely/) · [暁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dawn/) · [閑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leisure/) · [漸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/little-by-little/) · [宵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/early-evening/) · [旦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/daybreak/) · [頓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/all-of-a-sudden/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/early-evening/. Last updated 2026-11-01.