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昼食
ちゅうしょく
N3
noun
Meanings
1
lunch (same as 昼ご飯 (ひるごはん))
2
lunch
3
midday meal
Example sentence
私たちは、普通正午に昼食を食べます。
We usually have lunch at noon.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 昼食 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
昼
Daytime, Noon
9 strokes
食
Eat, Food
9 strokes
More words with
昼
昼
ひる ·
noon
N5
昼間
ひるま ·
daytime
N4
昼過ぎ
ひるすぎ ·
just past noon
昼夜
ちゅうや ·
day and night
昼休み
ひるやすみ ·
lunch break
N4
Full entry on Jisho
昼前
ひるまえ ·
morning
昼寝
ひるね ·
nap (at home)
N2
昼ご飯
ひるごはん ·
lunch
More words with
食
食品
しょくひん ·
foodstuff
N3
食事
しょくじ ·
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner)
食事
しょくじする ·
meal
N4
食料
しょくりょう ·
food
N3
夕食
ゆうしょく ·
evening meal
給食
きゅうしょく ·
school lunch
N1
食べ物
たべもの ·
food
N5
食糧
しょくりょう ·
provisions
N3
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