昼
ひる · hiru
Noon, midday
- daytime
- lunch
Other ways to say “noon” in Japanese →
falls on the next particle · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
昼の1時まで休憩です。
ひるのいちじまできゅうけいです。
Break until 1 p.m.
Nihoner sentence bank
レストランで昼ご飯を食べました。
れすとらんでひるごはんをたべました。
I ate lunch at a restaurant.
Nihoner sentence bank
昼までに終わります。
ひるまでにおわります。
It will be finished by noon.
Nihoner sentence bank
友達と昼ご飯を食べます。
ともだちとひるごはんをたべます。
I eat lunch with a friend.
Nihoner sentence bank
Say it out loud
Press the microphone and say 昼 (ひる)
Your browser’s speech recognition checks whether it understood you (in Chrome, Google processes the audio). Nihoner doesn’t record anything.
Do you really know it?
Learn its family in 60 seconds
6 words that share a kanji with 昼. Tap each card — then save only the ones that are new to you.
Your memory hook
Link the sound or the kanji to something you already know — a personal hook is one of the fastest ways to make a word stick. It’s saved to your free account with the word.
Kanji in this word
Can you write it? Draw kanji from memory →
Words that share a kanji
Questions
What does 昼 mean?
Noon, midday. It can also mean: daytime; lunch.
How do you pronounce 昼?
ひる (hiru). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 昼?
JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
How do I remember 昼?
Say it out loud with an example sentence, test yourself above, then save it to your deck: Nihoner brings it back just before you would forget it (spaced repetition).
Save your words
Create a free account and they will be waiting in your review deck — Nihoner brings each one back right before you would forget it.
Free · no card · your words are kept