Japanese symbol for “daytime”
昼間
ひるま
Romaji: hiruma
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
In Japanese, daytime is 昼間, read ひるま (hiruma).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adv, n daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
Written forms: 昼間. Readings: ひるま、ちゅうかん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “daytime”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 日 | ひ hi | (the) day; daytime; daylight |
| 昼 | ひる hiru | daytime |
| 白昼 | はくちゅう hakuchuu | daytime; midday |
| お昼 | おひる ohiru | daytime |
| 日中 | にっちゅう nitchuu | daytime; during the day |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昼食 | ちゅうしょく chuushoku | lunch; midday meal |
| 昼寝 | ひるね hirune | (afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta |
| お昼 | おひる ohiru | lunch |
| 昼夜 | ちゅうや chuuya | day and night |
| 昼休み | ひるやすみ hiruyasumi | lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period |
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 期間 | きかん kikan | period; term; interval |
See also: Chinese symbol for “daytime”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.