昼 — kanji meaning “daytime”
昼
daytime, noon
- Meanings
- daytime, noon
- On'yomi
- チュウ (chuu)
- Kun'yomi
- ひる
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #1115 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 72
- Chinese reading
- zhòu — Chinese character page
Words with 昼
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昼間 | ひるま hiruma | daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset |
| 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 |
| 昼過ぎ | ひるすぎ hirusugi | just past noon; afternoon |
| 昼前 | ひるまえ hirumae | morning; forenoon |
| 昼下がり | ひるさがり hirusagari | early afternoon |
| 昼飯 | ひるめし hirumeshi | lunch; midday meal |
| 白昼 | はくちゅう hakuchuu | daytime; midday |
| 真昼 | まひる mahiru | midday; broad daylight |
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