昼（ひる）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 2)
Meaning: noon / daytime
Example sentences
- 昼にみんなでラーメンを食べた。 — We all had ramen together at noon.
- 昼休みは一時間ある。 — Lunch break is one hour long.
Idioms & proverbs containing “昼”
- 盗人の昼寝 (ぬすびとのひるね) — there's a reason behind every action; a burglar's midday nap (is taken so that he can rob people's houses in the night)
- 昼夜兼行 (ちゅうやけんこう) — around-the-clock; (working) day and night
- 昼行灯 (ひるあんどん) — dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (a) lantern at noon
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