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How to say 'Afternoon' in Japanese | 昼過ぎ

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The Japanese word for Afternoon is 'Hirusugi', written as 昼過ぎ in Japanese.'Afternoon' in hiragana is ひるすぎ.

    Meaning

    Afternoon

    Reading

    ひるすぎ

    hirusugi

    Kanji

    Daytime, Noon Exceed, Error

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '昼過ぎ (ひるすぎ)' refers to the time period in the early afternoon, specifically after midday. It is used to describe the time when the sun is past its highest point but still relatively early in the afternoon. For example: I will go shopping in the afternoon「昼過ぎに買い物に行きます」(ひるすぎにかいものにいきます). The meeting is scheduled for the afternoon「会議は昼過ぎに予定されています」(かいぎはひるすぎによていされています). This term is commonly used in daily conversations to indicate a specific time frame during the day.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    1132

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 昼過ぎ

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Daytime, Noon

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Exceed, Error

Hiragana in the Word 昼過ぎ

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Gi

Words Related to 昼過ぎ Through the Kanji

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 昼 as well.

  • word

    昼休み

    Meaning

    Lunch break

  • word

    昼前

    Meaning

    Before noon

  • word

    昼寝

    Meaning

    Nap

  • word

    Meaning

    Daytime

  • word

    昼間

    Meaning

    Daytime

  • word

    昼食

    Meaning

    Lunch

Words Related to 昼過ぎ Through the Kanji

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 過 as well.

  • word

    過ぎる

    Meaning

    Pass, Exceed

  • word

    過去

    Meaning

    Past

  • word

    通過

    Meaning

    Passage

  • word

    過程

    Meaning

    Process

  • word

    過ごす

    Meaning

    Spend

  • word

    過ぎ

    Meaning

    Excess

  • word

    経過

    Meaning

    Progress, Passage

  • word

    過ち

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    過労

    Meaning

    Overwork

  • word

    過剰

    Meaning

    Excess

  • word

    通り過ぎる

    Meaning

    Pass

  • word

    Meaning

    Excess

  • word

    寝過ごす

    Meaning

    Oversleep

  • word

    超過

    Meaning

    Excess

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