Word Meaning 宵月

よいづき yoizuki

宵月 is read as よいづき (yoizuki) and means evening moon.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

よいづき

Romaji

yoizuki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 130489 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

よい

evening

箇月

かげつ

counter for months

如月

きさらぎ

second month of the lunar calendar

隔月

かくげつ

every second month

臨月

りんげつ

final month of pregnancy

梅月

ばいげつ

fifth lunar month

梅見月

うめみづき

second lunar month

亥月

がいげつ

tenth month of the lunar calendar

関節半月

かんせつはんげつ

semilunar cartilage

松風月

まつかぜつき

sixth lunar month

祥月

しょうつき

month of a person's death

誕生月

たんじょうづき

month of birth

Example Sentences

1

よいづきがやまのうえにのぼっている.

The early evening moon is rising over the mountain.