What does 昼 mean in Japanese?

昼 (ひる) means "noon / daytime" in Japanese. It is a JLPT N5 level vocabulary word in the time category.

How do you pronounce 昼?

昼 is read as ひる (romanized: hiru).

昼

ひる

hiru

noon / daytime

🕐 Time & Calendar Words • JLPT N5

昼ごはんは何ですか。

What's for lunch?

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