Word Meaning 昼顔

ひるがお hirugao

昼顔 is read as ひるがお (hirugao) and means Belle de Jour (novel, film).

Meaning

English

  1. Belle de Jour (novel, film)
  2. Japanese bindweed (Calystegia japonica)

Reading

Kana

ひるがお

Romaji

hirugao

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 137309 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

軍配昼顔

ぐんばいひるがお

beach morning glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae)

浜昼顔

はまひるがお

seashore false bindweed (Calystegia soldanella)

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

昼過ぎ

ひるすぎ

just past noon

昼寝

ひるね

(afternoon) nap

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.)

昼行性

ちゅうこうせい

diurnal

昼光色電球

ちゅうこうしょくでんきゅう

daylight lamp

昼の部

ひるのぶ

daytime

かお

face

がん

face