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宵越し

よいごし

N1keeping overnight

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。

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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.

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