Moto 昼: Daytime; NoonKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- チュウ
- Kun'yomi
- ひる
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 81 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (チュウ)
- 昼食ちゅうしょくlunch; midday meal
- 昼夜ちゅうやday and night
- 白昼はくちゅうdaytime; midday
- 一昼夜いっちゅうやwhole day and night; 24 hours
- 春昼しゅんちゅうspring day (which seems long and quiet)
- 昼三ちゅうさんhighest ranking prostitute in Yoshiwara (from the Houreki era onward)
- 昼光ちゅうこうdaylight
- 昼光色ちゅうこうしょくdaylight color; daylight colour
- 昼光色電球ちゅうこうしょくでんきゅうdaylight lamp
- 昼夜を分かたずちゅうやをわかたずby day and night; day and night
- 昼夜を問わずちゅうやをとわずday and night; around the clock
- 昼夜兼行ちゅうやけんこうaround-the-clock; (working) day and night
- 昼夜帯ちゅうやおびwomen's obi with a different colour on each side (originally black and white)
- 昼夜逆転ちゅうやぎゃくてんone's days and nights being reversed
- 昼礼ちゅうれいafternoon assembly (at a company, etc.)
- 昼行性ちゅうこうせいdiurnality; daytime activity
- 昼間人口ちゅうかんじんこうdaytime population
- 昼間時数ちゅうかんじすうdaytime hours
- 昼間託児所ちゅうかんたくじしょday-care center; day-care centre
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 昼ひるnoon; midday
- 昼間ひるまdaytime; during the day
- 昼過ぎひるすぎjust past noon; afternoon
- 昼休みひるやすみlunch break; noon recess
- 昼前ひるまえmorning; forenoon
- 昼寝ひるねnap (afternoon); siesta
- お昼おひるlunch
- 昼ごはんひるごはんlunch; midday meal
- 昼ご飯ひるごはんlunch; midday meal
- 昼下がりひるさがりearly afternoon
- 昼飯ひるめしlunch; midday meal
- 真昼まひるmidday; broad daylight
- 夜昼よるひるday and night
- 小昼こひるjust before noon
- 平日昼顔妻へいじつひるがおづまhousewife having an affair while her husband is at work
- 御昼おひるlunch
- 昼すぎひるすぎjust past noon; afternoon
- 昼なお暗いひるなおくらいdark even in the daytime
- 昼の部ひるのぶdaytime; noon period of the day
- 昼ひなかひるひなかdaytime; noon
- 昼めしひるめしlunch; midday meal
- 昼も夜もひるもよるもday and night
- 昼ドラひるドラdaytime television serial; soap opera
- 昼ドラマひるドラマdaytime television serial; soap opera
- 昼メロひるメロsoap opera
- 昼中ひるなかdaytime
- 昼勤ひるきんday shift
- 昼寐ひるねnap (afternoon); siesta
- 昼尚暗いひるなおくらいdark even in the daytime
- 昼席ひるせきmatinee (performance)
- 昼帯ひるおびsoap opera
- 昼御飯ひるごはんlunch; midday meal
- 昼日なかひるひなかdaytime; noon
- 昼日中ひるひなかdaytime; noon
- 昼時ひるどきnoon; lunch time
- 昼猶暗いひるなおくらいdark even in the daytime
- 昼職ひるしょくdaytime work (as opposed to work in the nighttime entertainment business or sex industry)
- 昼興行ひるこうぎょうmatinee
Other readings
- まっ昼間まっぴるまbroad daylight
- 昼夜を舎かずちゅうやをおかずcontinuing day and night
- 昼行灯ひるあんどんdunce; blockhead
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Kanji that often appear with 昼
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