How to say "Daytime" in Japanese | 昼

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Daytime" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Daytime" is "Hiru", written in japanese as "昼".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '昼 (ひる)' refers to the period of the day when the sun is up, typically from morning until evening. It is often used to describe the time around noon or the afternoon. For example: I will go shopping during the daytime「昼に買い物に行きます」(ひるにかいものにいきます). Let's have lunch at noon「昼に昼ごはんを食べましょう」(ひるにひるごはんをたべましょう). The word can also be used in compound words, such as '昼休み (ひるやすみ)' which means 'lunch break' or 'midday break'.

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:

The kanji "昼" means "Daytime" and "Noon" and can be read as "Chuu" and "Hiru"

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Hiru" mean in japanese?

"Hiru" means "Daytime" .

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To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi". And The hiragana "る" is read as "ru".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.