昼飯 (Hirumeshi): Lunch, Midday Meal

Meaning

English

lunch
midday meal

Reading

Kana

ひるめし

Romaji

hirumeshi

Writing Variants

昼飯ちゅうはん chuuhan
昼飯ひるはん hiruhan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Synonyms 午餐,御昼,昼餐,昼食,中食,斎,昼餉,昼ご飯 Antonyms 朝飯 Related Words 食券,昼食,お昼ご飯,ランチ Rank 720 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

昼ご飯

ひるごはん

lunch

昼間

ひるま

daytime

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

昼

ひる

daytime

昼夜

ちゅうや

day and night

昼休み

ひるやすみ

lunch break

昼下がり

ひるさがり

early afternoon

夕飯

ゆうはん

evening meal

朝飯

あさめし

breakfast

Example Sentences

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まだ昼飯食ってないんだよ。

I haven't eaten lunch yet.

あいつなら昼飯食ってるよ。

He is having lunch.

パベルなら、１２時１０分に昼飯食べに行ったよ。

Pavel went to lunch at twelve-ten.

僕たちは昼飯にピザとチキンをたらふく食べた。

We pigged out on pizza and chicken at lunchtime.

「トム、なんで遅れるの？」「昼飯、食ってたんだ」

"Why are you late, Tom?" "I was eating lunch."

僕が昼飯を喰っている時、吉弥は僕のところへやって来て、飯の給仕をしてくれながら太い指にきらめいている宝石入りの指輪を嬉しそうにいじくっていた。

As I was eating lunch, Kichiya came to me and, while she was serving my meal, she was toying happily with her ring set with a gleaming jewel.