Word Meaning 昼間

ひるま hiruma

昼間 is read as ひるま (hiruma) and means daytime.

Meaning

English

daytime
during the day
time from sunrise until sunset
diurnal period

Reading

Kana

ひるま

Romaji

hiruma

Writing Variants

昼間ちゅうかん chuukan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 夜間 Rank 532 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

昼間人口

ちゅうかんじんこう

daytime population

真昼間

まっぴるま

broad daylight

昼間障害標識

ちゅうかんしょうがいひょうしき

obstruction markings (red or yellow and white markings on structures taller than 60 meters in accordance with Japanese aviation law)

昼間託児所

ちゅうかんたくじしょ

day-care center

昼間時数

ちゅうかんじすう

daytime hours

昼間部

ちゅうかんぶ

daytime session (of a school, university, etc.)

昼食

ひるげ

food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

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

昼休み

ひるやすみ

lunch break