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昼

Noon
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingチュウ
Kun readingひる
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 2Level 15

Meanings

  1. noon
  2. daytimeRtK
  1. midday
  2. lunch

Synonyms

お昼ランチ昼食昼飯

Homonyms

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Same reading (ひる)
干る · to dry (up)

Popular Usage

昼御飯昼間昼休みお昼

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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shaku-hachi · flag (方) · stick (丨) · nightbreak · sun (日) · day (日) · one (一) · floor

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1156

Compound words

昼間ひるま
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
昼休みひるやすみ
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
お昼おひる
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up
昼寝ひるね
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
昼前ひるまえ
morning; forenoon; just before noon
昼飯ひるめし
lunch; midday meal
昼夜ちゅうや
day and night
昼食ちゅうしょく
lunch; midday meal
昼過ぎひるすぎ
just past noon; afternoon
昼ご飯ひるごはん
lunch; midday meal
昼下がりひるさがり
early afternoon
真昼まひる
midday
昼顔ひるがお
Belle de Jour (novel, film)
昼餐ちゅうさん
luncheon
昼鳶ひるとんび
sneak thief
昼寐ひるね
(afternoon) nap
昼餉ひるげ
lunch
一昼夜いっちゅうや
whole day and night
真昼間まっぴるま
broad daylight
昼すぎひるすぎ
just past noon
昼下りひるさがり
early afternoon
まっ昼間まっぴるま
broad daylight
真っ昼間まっぴるま
broad daylight
昼も夜もひるもよるも
day and night

On Reading Examples

彼は彼女を昼食に誘おうと言い出した。ちゅうしょく
He proposed asking her to lunch.tatoeba
彼は昼食を食べ始めた。ちゅうしょく
He began to eat lunch.tatoeba
彼は昼食を食べていた時に、その問題の答えを思いついた。ちゅうしょく
He hit on the answer to the problem as he was having lunch.tatoeba
彼は昼食の後に葉巻をすった。ちゅうしょく
He smoked a cigar after lunch.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は弁護士になるために昼も夜も勉強した。
He studied day and night so that he might become a lawyer.tatoeba
彼は彼女を昼食に誘おうと言い出した。
He proposed asking her to lunch.tatoeba
彼は昼眠って夜働く。
He sleeps by day and works by night.tatoeba
彼は昼寝をして睡眠不足を補おうとした。
He tried to make up for his lack of sleep by taking a nap.tatoeba
昼間割引共通回数券
Books of discounted tickets commonly usable in the daytimewiki
昼間は15分間隔で運転。
During the day they run every fifteen minutes.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Daytime, noon. 尺 + 旦 (sun above the horizon) — the bright part of the day.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 昼

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