Japanese symbol for “nighthawk”
宵っぱり
よいっぱり
Romaji: yoippari
night owl; nighthawk; late bird
In Japanese, nighthawk is 宵っぱり, read よいっぱり (yoippari).
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Meanings
- n night owl; nighthawk; late bird
- vs to stay up late; to keep late hours
Written forms: 宵っぱり、宵っ張り. Readings: よいっぱり.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今宵 | こよい koyoi | this evening; tonight |
| 宵闇 | よいやみ yoiyami | dusk; twilight |
| 宵越し | よいごし yoigoshi | (kept) overnight |
| 宵の口 | よいのくち yoinokuchi | nightfall; early evening |
| 宵山 | よいやま yoiyama | small festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival) |
| 元宵 | げんしょう genshou | night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.