Keyword
midday
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig1156
Old form晝
Readings
ひる
(72%)
Composed of
measuring ruler
start of a day
Used in vocabulary (96 in total)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
Examples (200 in total)
Come to think of it, what are the plans for lunch?
What shall I eat for lunch tomorrow?
During the lunch break, I went outside the workplace.
Didn't you even get to eat lunch?
Looking at the clock, it is still just past noon.
It is now a little past noon.
I drove the car until near noon, taking short breaks in between.
It's still hot during the day, so I think you'd better not walk outside too much.
Are you the person who was at the library counter this afternoon?
I still remember what happened during the day.
It was about to become noon.
Unlike that of the daytime sun, the moonlight falls quietly and softly.
But I feel so sick that I don't know if I'll be able to eat lunch.
And after lunch was over, the atmosphere in the room was terribly heavy.
I'm having lunch here today.
Let's have lunch first.
It seems that lunch is ready.
Come to think of it, it was lunch break, wasn't it?
However, it is only during the lunch break.
Before long, it becomes time for the lunch break to end.
What do you usually do for lunch!?
You haven't had lunch, have you?
Well, it's a bit early, but let's have lunch.
But it's still before noon.
Let's have lunch together.
It's a little before noon.
When I looked at the clock, it was before noon.
The hallway during the lunch break is noisy.
The next morning, I woke up close to noon.
Every day at lunchtime, the kitchen is a war zone.
The morning classes are over, and it is lunch break time.
The morning classes are over, and it is lunchtime.
As a result, summer consists of continuous daytime, and winter consists of continuous nighttime.
The chime rings, and the lunch break begins.
When the lunch break bell rings, training is temporarily suspended.
Today, again, I abandoned my work at midday and slept in my room.
If the air and weather conditions are good, it can sometimes be seen even during the daytime.
By the time I had finished visiting all the places I was to see in the morning, it was already past noon.
The lunch break is only one hour, so we can't shift it much.
Besides, it's disturbing my nap.
The park in Chuo Ward is perfect for a nap.
Since lunch break is nap time, let me sleep in peace.
I'll just take a nap or something.
A nap? Must be nice to have it so easy.
It's not that I was taking a nap.
By noon the temperature had risen above zero.
In the end, I missed the chance to eat lunch.
Lately my training has gotten more intense, and I often get sleepy even during the day.
Next, I bake bread for lunch.
So I gave in and enjoyed a daytime beer to my heart's content.
Especially on a cloudless night like tonight, it's truly as bright as day.
He works at a company during the day and, at the same time, goes to university at night.
Day and night alike, he simply waits for something.
It is still just past noon.
If we leave now, we might not arrive over there until after noon.
Since exams start today, I'll be back in the afternoon.
It was a demand to report the breakfast and lunch menus.
Here, fifteen sen gets you a pretty decent lunch.
I'll help you with your homework, but in return you're buying me lunch.
Since it's my first time in Tohoku, I want to see the daytime scenery.
The construction work went on around the clock.
The rescue work went on day and night.
In such a case, one quietly enjoys lunch while gazing at the scenery.
I will have finished the work by noon.
The lengths of day and night are the same today.
I slept until noon today.
In the summer, days are long and nights are short.
The sun shines in the daytime and the moon at night.
He sleeps during the day and works at night.
We work by day, and rest by night.
I slept until noon.
I have half an hour lunch break.
I finished writing the letter by noon.
Every day at noon I have a one hour break.
We take a rest at noon.
The sun shines during the day.
When he awoke it was day.
He worked at night and slept in the daytime.
They work only during the day.
Stars cannot be seen in the daytime.
A friend of mine came to see me during the day.
I work during the day.
The sun gives light by day, and the moon by night.
There are some people who sleep in the daytime and work at night.
I eat lunch every day at noon.
That day I ate lunch there.
Why don't we have lunch together?
This hotel does not serve lunch.
You can eat lunch here in this room.
After we had finished that, we ate lunch.
I just finished lunch.
Why do you skip lunch every day?
It'll soon be lunchtime.
We've already had lunch.
Have you already had lunch?
Have you eaten lunch yet?
Where will you have lunch today?
I don't have enough time to eat lunch today.
Do you have bread for lunch?
Bring in lunch for the children.
The inn doesn’t provide lunch.
He has already had lunch.
He is having lunch now.
He is having lunch.
They are having lunch in the garden.
She has lunch at home.
She helped cook lunch.
She's supposed to be back by lunchtime.
She was not in the mood for lunch.
She's supposed to be back by lunch time.
Some students were sitting on the bench and having lunch.
Let's have lunch!
How about going for a walk after lunch?
Is it too early to order from the lunch menu?
Let's get ready for lunch.
Lunch is ready.
How was lunch?
After she had lunch, she got ready to go out.
The phone rang when I was having lunch.
Are you eating lunch?
Let's have lunch.
I usually have lunch there.
Mom prepared lunch for me.
My mother prepared lunch for us.
Mother prepared lunch for me.
My father made me a delicious lunch.
The men are eating lunch.
As I was having lunch, the phone rang.
We're going out for lunch. Why don't you come along?
Won't you go out to lunch with us?
We were eating lunch together.
I thought we were supposed to eat lunch together.
I have just finished eating lunch.
I haven't had lunch yet.
I haven't finished lunch.
I haven't eaten lunch yet.
I have already eaten lunch.
I don't want to eat lunch now.
I didn't have lunch today.
Because I live near the school, I come home for lunch.
Living near the school, I come home for lunch.
I plan to have lunch with him.
I quickly ate lunch.
I finished my lunch quickly.
I've got to make lunch.
I usually don't have time to eat a large lunch.
I had a light lunch.
We have finished lunch.
We'll eat lunch after we get home.
I was eating lunch when the phone rang.
We have a thirty-minute lunch break.
No, he has gone out for lunch already.
What are we going to do for lunch?
Where do you usually eat lunch?
It's lunch time.
Have you decided where we are having lunch?
What do you like to eat for lunch?
Have you already eaten lunch?
He came a little after noon.
Would you like to eat lunch together?
When is your lunch break?
Is there anything you want to eat for lunch?
What do you want to eat for lunch?
It's past noon. Let's eat.
It may rain around noon.
My mother is preparing lunch.
Well, let's have lunch.
Haven't you eaten lunch yet?
Have you finished eating your lunch?
He has gone out for lunch already.
Mum made lunch for me.
I'm having lunch with my sister right now.
What did you have for today's lunch?
They left after they finished lunch.
She finished her lunch quickly and went shopping.
What do Japanese students usually eat for lunch?
I usually have lunch here.
Who do you usually eat lunch with?
We often have lunch together.
That street was very noisy during the day.
I have started skipping lunch with a view to losing weight.
The train will probably arrive at the station before noon.
The bottle of wine I bought this afternoon is in the fridge.
I slept until noon, and then studied for the rest of the day.
We ate lunch in a coffee lounge.
We had a quick lunch at a cafe.
Do you think we'll reach his house before noon?
The nights are cool, but the days are hot.
I was invited to lunch.
What did you eat for lunch today?
I took my time having lunch.
They interrupted the meeting for lunch.
He sometimes eats lunch there, too.
The restaurant doesn't do lunch.
We entered the restaurant and had lunch.
I had lunch with Mike at that restaurant.
I entered a restaurant and had lunch.
Are sandwiches OK for lunch?
We ate sandwiches for lunch.
Did he have sandwiches for lunch?