How to say 'Daytime' in Japanese | 昼間

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The Japanese word for Daytime is 'Hiruma', written as 昼間 in Japanese.'Daytime' in hiragana is ひるま.

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昼間

Meaning

Daytime

Reading

ひるま

hiruma

Kanji

昼Daytime, Noon 間Interval, Space

Explanation

The Japanese noun '昼間 (ひるま)' refers to the period of the day when the sun is up, typically from sunrise to sunset. It is used to describe activities or events that occur during daylight hours. For example: I work during the daytime「私は昼間に働きます」(わたしはひるまにはたらきます). It's quiet during the daytime「昼間は静かです」(ひるまはしずかです). This word is often used in contrast to '夜 (よる)' which means 'night'. It's important to note that '昼間' specifically refers to the time of day and not the concept of 'day' as in a 24-hour period, which would be '一日 (いちにち)'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3868

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 昼間

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

昼

Meaning

Daytime, Noon

kanji

間

Meaning

Interval, Space

Words Related to 昼間 Through the Kanji 昼

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 昼 as well.

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昼休み

Meaning

Lunch break

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昼前

Meaning

Before noon

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昼過ぎ

Meaning

Afternoon

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昼寝

Meaning

Nap

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昼

Meaning

Daytime

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昼食

Meaning

Lunch

Words Related to 昼間 Through the Kanji 間

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 間 as well.

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間

Meaning

Between

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時間

Meaning

Time

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人間

Meaning

Human

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年間

Meaning

Year

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この間

Meaning

Recently

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期間

Meaning

Period

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間違い

Meaning

Mistake

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週間

Meaning

Week

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仲間

Meaning

Companion

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空間

Meaning

Space

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瞬間

Meaning

Moment

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世間

Meaning

World, Society

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民間

Meaning

Private, Civilian

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間違う

Meaning

Mistake

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客間

Meaning

Guestroom

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日間

Meaning

Days

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時間割り

Meaning

Schedule

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中間

Meaning

Middle, Interim

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間違える

Meaning

Mistake

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隙間

Meaning

Gap

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間に合わせる

Meaning

Make do

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間近

Meaning

Near

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間も無く

Meaning

Soon

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間に合う

Meaning

Suffice, Be in time

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間接

Meaning

Indirect

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洋間

Meaning

Western room

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手間

Meaning

Effort

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居間

Meaning

Living room

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分間

Meaning

Minutes

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夜間

Meaning

Night

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間隔

Meaning

Interval

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What does 'Hiruma' (昼間) mean?

'Hiruma' means 'Daytime' .

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