元宵節

lantern festival, held on the night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar

宵

よい

evening, early night hours

一宵

いっしょう

one evening, one night

宵月

よいづき

evening moon, moon that can only be seen in the early hours of the night (esp. from the 2nd to the 7th of the eight month)

春宵

しゅんしょう

spring evening

今宵

こよい

this evening, tonight

半宵

はんしょう

midnight

宵闇

よいやみ

dusk, twilight

終宵

しゅうしょう おわりよい

all-night long

徹宵

てっしょう

all night, without sleep

宵山

よいやま

small festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival)

宵寝

よいね

going to bed early

待宵

まつよい

night where one waits for someone who is supposed to come

宵の口

よいのくち

nightfall, early evening

宵祭り

よいまつり

small festival held the night before a full festival

待宵草

まつよいぐさ まちよいくさ

evening primrose (esp. Chilean evening primrose, Oenothera stricta)

春の宵

はるのよい

spring evening

宵越し

よいごし

(kept) overnight

宵待草

よいまちぐさ

evening primrose