宵闇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宵	闇
よい Grade: S	やみ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 宵(よい) (yoi) + 闇(やみ) (yami).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) よいやみ [yòíyámí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [jo̞ija̠mʲi]

Noun

宵(よい)闇(やみ) • (yoiyami)

evening twilight
- 1976, “翳りゆく部屋 (Kageriyuku Heya) [The Darkening Room]”, 松任谷由実 (Matsutōya Yumi) [Yumi Matsutoya] (lyrics), performed by 松任谷由実 (Matsutōya Yumi) [Yumi Matsutoya]:
  
  ふりむけばドアの隙(すき)間(ま)から
  宵(よい)闇(やみ)が　しのび込(こ)む
  furimukeba doa no sukima kara
  yoiyami ga shinobikomu
  When I turn back,
  Twilight creeps in from a gap in the door

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN