Kanji

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:

Radical

Radical:

Reading:

Meaning: sun, day

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

食(ちゅうしょく)   lunch

(ひる)   noon

(まひる)   midday

間(ひるま)   daytime

過ぎ(ひるすぎ)   afternoon

休み(ひるやすみ)   lunch break

寝(ひるね)   nap

Onyomi Examples

チュウショク lunch, midday meal, food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

ヒルマ daytime, during the day, time from sunrise until sunset, diurnal period

エンチュウ hot summer early afternoon

シュンチュウ spring day (which seems long and quiet)

Kunyomi Examples

ひる noon, midday, daytime, lunch

ちゅうしょく lunch, midday meal, food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

こひる just before noon, late-morning snack

よるひる day and night