宵の明星 よいのみょうじょう Meanings Expression, Noun evening star; Vesper; Hesperus (i.e.: Venus in the evening sky) See also: 明けの明星 (あけのみょうじょう). Kanji 宵 evening. Read as よい. 明 clear. Read as ミョウ. 星 star. Read as ショウ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists