Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2
JLPT level: N4
1115 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: daytime, noon
Kunyomi: ひる
Onyomi: チュウ
Composition: 尺 旦
Radical: 日
Reading: ひ
Meaning: sun, day
Strokes: 4
昼食(ちゅうしょく) lunch
昼(ひる) noon
真昼(まひる) midday
昼間(ひるま) daytime
昼過ぎ(ひるすぎ) afternoon
昼休み(ひるやすみ) lunch break
昼寝(ひるね) nap
昼食 (チュウショク) lunch, midday meal, food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
昼間 (ヒルマ) daytime, during the day, time from sunrise until sunset, diurnal period
炎昼 (エンチュウ) hot summer early afternoon
春昼 (シュンチュウ) spring day (which seems long and quiet)
昼 (ひる) noon, midday, daytime, lunch
昼食 (ちゅうしょく) lunch, midday meal, food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
小昼 (こひる) just before noon, late-morning snack
夜昼 (よるひる) day and night
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2
JLPT level: N4
1115 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: daytime, noon
Kunyomi: ひる
Onyomi: チュウ
Composition: 尺 旦
Radical: 日
Reading: ひ
Meaning: sun, day
Strokes: 4
昼食(ちゅうしょく) lunch
昼(ひる) noon
真昼(まひる) midday
昼間(ひるま) daytime
昼過ぎ(ひるすぎ) afternoon
昼休み(ひるやすみ) lunch break
昼寝(ひるね) nap
昼食 (チュウショク) lunch, midday meal, food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
昼間 (ヒルマ) daytime, during the day, time from sunrise until sunset, diurnal period
炎昼 (エンチュウ) hot summer early afternoon
春昼 (シュンチュウ) spring day (which seems long and quiet)
昼 (ひる) noon, midday, daytime, lunch
昼食 (ちゅうしょく) lunch, midday meal, food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
小昼 (こひる) just before noon, late-morning snack
夜昼 (よるひる) day and night