Lingaku昼【ひる】
Frequency rank: 3,552.
- noon; middaysee also 御昼
- daytimeonly applies to 昼 and 晝see also 御昼
- lunchonly applies to 昼 and 晝see also 御昼
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adverb (fukushi)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
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- noon; midday
- daytime
- lunch
This refers to the time of day when the sun is at its highest point in the sky, typically around 12 PM.
The sun at midday is bright.
This meaning encompasses the period of time during the day when there is natural light, as opposed to night.
This refers to the meal typically eaten around midday.
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Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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If you skip breakfast and keep lunch light, then in the evening you can have whatever you want.
She was very well before lunch, but felt sick afterward.
He studied day and night so that he might become a lawyer.
In the winter, when the nights were long and the days short, she watched the children coasting and skating.