Word Meaning 昼間

ひるま hiruma

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

Meaning

English

  1. daytime
  2. during the day
  3. time from sunrise until sunset
  4. 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 363 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

昼間人口

ちゅうかんじんこう

daytime population

真っ昼間

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.)

昼飯

ひるめし

lunch

昼食

ちゅうじき

food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

昼食

ちゅうしょく

food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

昼食

ひるげ

food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

昼前

ひるまえ

just before noon

ひる

daytime

Example Sentences

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I work during the day.

There are some people who sleep in the daytime and work at night.

The nights are cool, but the days are hot.

Stars can't be seen in the daytime.

The bottle of wine that I bought this afternoon is in the fridge.

Most birds can see only by day.

Grandmother looks after the children during the day.

An owl sleeps by day and hunts by night.

Please enter a telephone number where you can be contacted during the day, too.

I got sunburnt after riding my motorcycle at midday.