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How to say 'Before noon' in Japanese | 昼前

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The Japanese word for Before noon is 'Hirumae', written as 昼前 in Japanese.'Before noon' in hiragana is ひるまえ.

    word

    昼前

    Meaning

    Before noon

    Reading

    ひるまえ

    hirumae

    Kanji

    昼Daytime, Noon 前Before, Front

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '昼前 (ひるまえ)' refers to the time period before noon, typically indicating late morning. It is used to describe a specific time frame in the day, often in contexts where timing is important. For example: I will arrive before noon「昼前に到着します」(ひるまえにとうちゃくします). Let's meet before noon「昼前に会いましょう」(ひるまえにあいましょう). This term is useful for scheduling and planning activities that need to occur in the late morning hours.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    579

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 昼前

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    昼

    Meaning

    Daytime, Noon

  • kanji

    前

    Meaning

    Before, Front

Words Related to 昼前 Through the Kanji 昼

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 昼 as well.

  • word

    昼休み

    Meaning

    Lunch break

  • word

    昼過ぎ

    Meaning

    Afternoon

  • word

    昼寝

    Meaning

    Nap

  • word

    昼

    Meaning

    Daytime

  • word

    昼間

    Meaning

    Daytime

  • word

    昼食

    Meaning

    Lunch

Words Related to 昼前 Through the Kanji 前

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 前 as well.

  • word

    前

    Meaning

    Before, Front

  • word

    御前

    Meaning

    You

  • word

    名前

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    以前

    Meaning

    Before, Previously

  • word

    前後

    Meaning

    Approximately, Before and after

  • word

    前提

    Meaning

    Premise

  • word

    当たり前

    Meaning

    Natural, Obvious

  • word

    午前

    Meaning

    Morning, AM

  • word

    前回

    Meaning

    Last time

  • word

    前期

    Meaning

    First half

  • word

    前述

    Meaning

    Aforementioned

  • word

    直前

    Meaning

    Just before

  • word

    事前

    Meaning

    Advance, Prior

  • word

    前進

    Meaning

    Advance

  • word

    手前

    Meaning

    Oneself, Front

  • word

    前半

    Meaning

    First half

  • word

    戦前

    Meaning

    Prewar

  • word

    前者

    Meaning

    Former

  • word

    前方

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    前掲

    Meaning

    Aforementioned

  • word

    前向き

    Meaning

    Positive

  • word

    人前

    Meaning

    Public

  • word

    前もって

    Meaning

    Beforehand

  • word

    出前

    Meaning

    Delivery

  • word

    前日

    Meaning

    Previous day

  • word

    前売り券

    Meaning

    Advance, Ticket

  • word

    前年

    Meaning

    Previous year

  • word

    建て前

    Meaning

    Principle, Facade

  • word

    駅前

    Meaning

    Station front

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