Kanji

Level: N4 Strokes: 9

昼

Meaning in English

daytime, noon, journée

Readings

Onyomi: チュウ Kunyomi: ひる Romaji: chuu / hiru

Stroke order

Animated kanji stroke order

昼

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese dia, meio-dia, dia

Spanish día, mediodía, journée

Korean 낮, 정오, 주르네

French jour, midi, journée

Italian giorno, mezzogiorno, giorno

German tagsüber, Mittag, journée

Indonesian siang hari, tengah hari, journée

★ Vietnamese ban ngày, buổi trưa, ngày

Thai กลางวัน, เที่ยง, journée

Kanji

Related kanji

N1 昂 kou, gou / a.garu, taka.i, taka.buru rise, subir, elevar N1 晏 an / oso.i late, quiet, sets (sun) N1 晟 sei, jou / akiraka clear, claro N1 晨 shin / ashita, toki, asa morning, early, mañana N4 早 sou, satsu / haya.i, haya, haya-, haya.maru, haya.meru, sa- early, fast, tôt N1 旬 jun, shun decameron, ten-day period, season (for specific products) N2 普 fu / amane.ku, amaneshi universal, wide(ly), generally N3 景 kei scenery, view, paysage N1 智 chi wisdom, intellect, reason

Word

Words with this kanji

N1 昼飯 hirumeshi lunch (mid-day meal) N2 昼寝 hirune nap (at home), siesta N3 お昼 ohiru lunch, noon N3 昼食 chuushoku lunch (same as 昼ご飯 (ひるごはん)) N4 昼間 hiruma daytime, during the day N4 昼休み hiruyasumi lunch break, noon recess N5 昼御飯 hirugohan lunch, midday meal N5 昼ご飯 hirugohan lunch N5 昼ご飯を食べます hirugohan o tabemasu eat lunch

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N5 忙しくて、昼ご飯を食べられませんでした。 Isogashikute, hirugohan o taberaremasen deshita. I was busy and could not eat lunch. N5 一緒に昼ご飯を食べませんか。 Issho ni hirugohan o tabemasen ka. Shall we eat lunch together? N5 昼ご飯の後で勉強します。 Hirugohan no ato de benkyou shimasu. I study after lunch. N5 私は昼ご飯を食べます。 Watashi wa hirugohan o tabemasu. I eat lunch.