JLPT N4 · Noun / adverb

昼間 (hiruma)

昼間 (ひるま, hiruma) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “daytime; during the day”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひるま
Romaji: hiruma
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period · noun, adverb

Example sentences

太陽は昼間輝く。

The sun shines during the day.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 昼間

昼

daytime, noonチュウ・ひる · 9 strokes

間

interval, spaceカン・ケン・あいだ・ま · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 昼間.

昼ひるnoon昼御飯ひるごはんlunch昼休みひるやすみlunch breakお昼おひるlunch昼食ちゅうしょくlunch昼寝ひるね(afternoon) nap昼飯ひるめしlunch時間じかんtime週間しゅうかんweek間あいだspace (between)この間このあいだthe other day間違えるまちがえるto make a mistake (in)間に合うまにあうto be in time (for)間まtime

Source: JMdict entry 1581710 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.