How do you read 昼食?

昼食 is read ちゅうしょく (chuushoku), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How do you write 昼食 in romaji?

昼食 is written chuushoku in romaji, also spelled chushoku.

What kanji are in 昼食?

昼 (Daytime, Noon); 食 (Eat, Food).

昼食ちゅうしょく

Q: What JLPT level is 昼食?

昼食 is a JLPT N3 word (intermediate).

Q: How is 昼食 used in a sentence?

出張先で取引先と昼食を共にした。 — I had lunch with the client at the destination of the business trip.

ちゅうしょく · chuushoku (also spelled chushoku)

JLPT N3 › noun ★ Studied by 12 learners

Lunch, midday meal

food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

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Heiban

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Example sentences

出張先で取引先と昼食を共にした。

しゅっちょうさきでとりひきさきとちゅうしょくをともにした。

I had lunch with the client at the destination of the business trip.

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朝の時間からして、昼食の弁当を詰める余裕はなかった。

あさのじかんからして、ちゅうしょくのべんとうをつめるよゆうはなかった。

Judging from the morning time, there was no room to pack a lunch box.

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Kanji in this word

昼Daytime, Noon 音ちゅう訓ひる JLPT N4 · 9 strokes 食Eat, Food 音しょく・じき訓く.う・く.らう JLPT N5 · 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

昼ひるnoon, daytime 昼寝ひるねnap (at home), siesta 昼飯ひるめしlunch (mid-day meal)お昼おひるlunch, noon 昼食ちゅうしょくlunch (same as 昼ご飯 (ひるごはん))昼間ひるまdaytime, during the day 食器しょっきtableware 食事しょくじするmeal

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What does 昼食 mean?

Lunch, midday meal. It can also mean: food served at a tea party (tea ceremony).

How do you pronounce 昼食?

ちゅうしょく (chuushoku). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 昼食?

JLPT N3 — intermediate. See the JLPT N3 guide.

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