JLPT N1

昼飯

ひるめし

Romaji: hirumeshi
Meaning: Lunch (mid-day meal)

The Japanese term 昼飯 (ひるめし) means Lunch (mid-day meal) and appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Quick Info: This word appears frequently in JLPT N1 exams. Mastery helps with both reading and listening sections.

Study tip: Learn 昼飯 (ひるめし / hirumeshi) for meaning “lunch (mid-day meal)”. This is a JLPT N1 word.

  • Listen. Repeat two times. Shadow the audio without pausing.
  • Chunk it by sound: ひ · る · め · し.
  • Make a 10 second mnemonic with the meaning: “lunch (mid-day meal)”.
  • Write it once. Say ひるめし and hirumeshi as you write.
  • Cloze it: 『今日は[ ]を使います。』 Then say the answer with the meaning.
  • Review at 10 minutes, 1 day, and 3 days.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does 昼飯 mean?

lunch (mid-day meal)

How do you pronounce 昼飯?
ひるめし
What JLPT level is 昼飯?
JLPT N1

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