JLPT N5 · Noun / adverb

昼 (hiru)

昼 (ひる, hiru) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “noon; midday”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひる
Romaji: hiru
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

noon; midday · noun
daytime · noun, adverb
lunch · noun

Example sentences

ケンは昼まで家にいるでしょう。

Ken will be at home until noon.

Tatoeba #225117

私は昼も夜も彼女のことを考えている。

I think of her day and night.

Tatoeba #155088

昼はホットドッグを食べたんだ。

I ate a hot dog for lunch.

Tatoeba #155091

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

Kanji in 昼

昼

daytime, noonチュウ・ひる · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 昼.

昼御飯ひるごはんlunch昼間ひるまdaytime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

Source: JMdict entry 1426250 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.