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])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ija̠mʲi]

Noun

宵(よい)闇(やみ) • (yoiyami) 

1. evening twilight
   • 1976, “翳りゆく部屋 (Kageriyuku Heya)”, 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