宵(よい)の明星(みょうじょう)

よいのみょうじょう
noun
evening star; Venus (in the evening sky)
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1. evening star; Venus (in the evening sky)
The planet Venus when visible in the western sky after sunset. A poetic and traditional Japanese name for the bright planet that appears in the early evening.
宵(よい)の明星(みょうじょう)が輝(かがや)いている。
The evening star is shining.
西(にし)の空(そら)に宵(よい)の明星(みょうじょう)が見(み)えた。
I could see the evening star in the western sky.
宵(よい)の明星(みょうじょう)と明(あ)けの明星(みょうじょう)は同(おな)じ金星(きんせい)だと知(し)って驚(おどろ)いた。
I was surprised to learn that the evening star and the morning star are the same planet Venus.

A classical and literary name for Venus when it appears in the evening sky. The word 宵(よい) means 'early evening' and 明星(みょうじょう) means 'bright star.' Venus is the brightest object in the night sky after the moon, making it easily identifiable.

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Related: 金星(きんせい) (Venus)
Related: 一番星(いちばんぼし) (the first star visible in the evening)
Related: 宵(よい) (early evening)
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Added 2026.3.31 7:26 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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