夜空(よぞら)

夜空(よぞら) is a compound of 夜(よ) (night) + 空(そら) (sky). A common and somewhat poetic word often used when describing stars, the moon, or fireworks.

Common collocations

• 夜空(よぞら)に輝(かがや)く: to shine in the night sky
• 夜空(よぞら)を見上(みあ)げる: to look up at the night sky
• 夜空(よぞら)に浮(う)かぶ: to float in the night sky
• 夜空(よぞら)を彩(いろど)る: to color/adorn the night sky

Usage

• 花火(はなび)が夜空(よぞら)に咲(さ)く: fireworks bloom in the night sky
• 月(つき)が夜空(よぞら)に昇(のぼ)る: the moon rises in the night sky
• 満天(まんてん)の星(ほし)が夜空(よぞら)を埋(う)める: stars fill the night sky

RELATED ～空(ぞら) COMPOUNDS:

• 青空(あおぞら): blue sky
• 星空(ほしぞら): starry sky
• 大空(おおぞら): wide sky, open sky
• 朝焼(あさや)け空(ぞら): sunrise sky