ζΌ
Noon, Daytime
γ²γ (hiru)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
Many Japanese companies and schools break for ζΌδΌγΏ (hiruyasumi), a lunch break that often becomes the most anticipated part of the day.
Memory Trick
Picture the sun standing directly overhead at its highest point in the sky. That's the middle of the dayβζΌ (noon).
Readings
Onyomi: γγ₯γ¦ (chuu)
Kunyomi: γ²γ (hiru)
Example Words
ζΌ
γ²γ (hiru)
Daytime
ζΌγι£―
γ²γγγ―γ (hirugohan)
Lunch
ζΌδΌγΏ
γ²γγγγΏ (hiruyasumi)
Lunch break
ζΌι
γ²γγΎ (hiruma)
Daytime
Example Sentence
ζΌγ« ειγ¨ ζΌγι£―γ ι£γΉγΎγγγ
γ²γγ« γ¨γγ γ‘γ¨ γ²γγγ―γγ γγΉγΎγγγ
hiru ni tomodachi to hirugohan o tabemashita
I ate lunch with my friend at noon.