WORD DETAIL
宵越し
よいごし
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: Spelling:
宵越し. Reading:よいごし. Core meaning: keeping overnight. - Basic usage: Representative examples:
古い随筆で宵越しという表現の意味を調べた/時代劇の職人は宵越しの銭を持たないと語った.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Keeping something past the night
宵越しmeans keeping something, especially money, from the evening into the next day.宵越しの銭を持たないis an idiomatic expression for not keeping the day's earnings overnight.

