ひる
hiru
JLPT N49 strokesKanjiLevel 22 - JLPT N4

Quick answer

昼 is the kanji for "Daytime". A common reading is ひる (hiru). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Daytime

Also : Noon

Readings

kunひる/ hiruonちゅう/ chuu

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Example Sentences

昼休みに外でお弁当を食べました。

ひるやすみにそとでおべんとうをたべました。

I ate a bento box outside during lunch break.

昼ご飯を急いで食べたせいで、お腹が痛くなりました。

ひるごはんをいそいでたべたせいで、おなかがいたくなりました。

Because I ate lunch in such a hurry, I got a stomachache.

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