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

宵寝

よいね

going to bed early

春宵

しゅんしょう

spring evening

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)

終宵

しゅうしょう おわりよい

all-night long

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)

今宵

こよい

this evening, tonight

半宵

はんしょう

midnight

待宵

まつよい

night where one waits for someone who is supposed to come

宵闇

よいやみ

dusk, twilight

春の宵

はるのよい

spring evening

宵積み

よいづみ

goods loaded in the afternoon for delivery the following morning

待宵草

まつよいぐさ まちよいくさ

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

宵祭り

よいまつり

small festival held the night before a full festival

宵待草

よいまちぐさ

evening primrose

宵越し

よいごし

(kept) overnight