Word Meaning 昼寝

ひるね hirune

昼寝 is read as ひるね (hirune) and means (afternoon) nap.

Meaning

English

(afternoon) nap
sleeping during the day
siesta

Reading

Kana

ひるね

Romaji

hirune

Writing Variants

昼寐ひるね hirune

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 休憩,休息,瞑想,主婦,すやすやと,ぐっすりと,休む,寝顔 Rank 7169 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

盗人の昼寝

ぬすびとのひるね

there's a reason behind every action

昼過ぎ

ひるすぎ

just past noon

寝

しん

sleep

早寝

はやね

go to bed early

転び寝

ころびね

dozing

二度寝

にどね

going back to sleep

昼食

ひるげ

food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

昼間

ひるま

daytime

昼飯

ひるはん

lunch

昼前

ひるまえ

just before noon

昼

ひる

daytime

昼夜

ちゅうや

day and night

Example Sentences

昼寝したら？

Why don't you take a nap?

お昼寝中よ。

She's taking a nap.

昼寝してるわよ。

She's taking a nap.

お昼寝してたわね？

You took a nap, didn't you?

昼寝しとったね。

You took a nap.

よくお昼寝するの？

Do you often take afternoon naps?

お昼寝の時間よ。

It's time for your afternoon nap.

昼寝しようっと。

I'm going to take a nap.

私は昼寝します。

I'm going to have a siesta.

お昼寝の時間です。

It's nap time.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

昼寝ネコマ Hirune Nekoma