昼 (ひる) — daytime, noon
昼
daytime
Frequency #850
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
1 character
adverb
noun
time
hiru
ひる
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
ひる[2] odaka 尾高
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Meanings
- daytime
- noon
Explained in simple Japanese
- 日が でて いて、あかるい あいだ。
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Usage examples
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春の店では、昼になると人が並びます。
Haru no mise de wa, hiru ni naru to hito ga narabimasu.
At Haru's shop, people line up when lunchtime comes.
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