• 昼ひる — noon, daytime
• 昼食ちゅうしょく — lunch
• 昼休ひるやすみ — lunch break
• 昼間ひるま — daytime
• 昼寝ひるね — nap
• 白昼はくちゅう — broad daylight

The kanji 昼 originally combined 日 (sun) and an abbreviated form of 書 (to divide). It represents the part of the day when the sun is out — from sunrise to sunset. It came to mean "daytime" or "midday," commonly used in everyday life for meal times, work schedules, and more.

昼ひるごはんを食たべました。
I ate lunch.

昼間ひるまは 暑あついです。
It’s hot during the day.

🎧 Practice the native Japanese pronunciation of 昼.