夜空(よぞら)

よぞら
noun
night sky
1. night sky
The sky as seen at night.
花火(はなび)が夜空(よぞら)に美(うつく)しく咲(さ)いた。
The fireworks bloomed beautifully in the night sky.
夜空(よぞら)に星(ほし)が輝(かがや)いている。
The stars are shining in the night sky.
夜空(よぞら)を見上(みあ)げた。
I looked up at the night sky.

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

COMMON CONTEXTS:

  • 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
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Added 2026.2.3 10:46 · Revised 2026.3.28 16:51
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