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How to say 'Lunch' in Japanese | 昼食

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The Japanese word for Lunch is 'Chuushoku', written as 昼食 in Japanese.'Lunch' in hiragana is ちゅうしょく.

    word

    昼食

    Meaning

    Lunch

    Reading

    ちゅうしょく

    chuushoku

    Kanji

    昼Daytime, Noon 食Eat, Food

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '昼食 (ちゅうしょく)' means 'lunch'. It refers to the midday meal, typically eaten around noon. This word is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts. For example: I ate lunch at the cafeteria「私は食堂で昼食を食べた」(わたしはしょくどうでちゅうしょくをたべた). Let's have lunch together「一緒に昼食を食べましょう」(いっしょにちゅうしょくをたべましょう). The word can also be used in compound phrases like '昼食時間 (ちゅうしょくじかん)' meaning 'lunchtime'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    5381

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 昼食

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    昼

    Meaning

    Daytime, Noon

  • kanji

    食

    Meaning

    Eat, Food

Words Related to 昼食 Through the Kanji 昼

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 昼 as well.

  • word

    昼休み

    Meaning

    Lunch break

  • word

    昼前

    Meaning

    Before noon

  • word

    昼過ぎ

    Meaning

    Afternoon

  • word

    昼寝

    Meaning

    Nap

  • word

    昼

    Meaning

    Daytime

  • word

    昼間

    Meaning

    Daytime

Words Related to 昼食 Through the Kanji 食

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 食 as well.

  • word

    食べる

    Meaning

    Eat

  • word

    食事

    Meaning

    Meal

  • word

    食う

    Meaning

    Eat

  • word

    食

    Meaning

    Food, Meal

  • word

    食品

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    外食

    Meaning

    Eating out

  • word

    食パン

    Meaning

    Bread

  • word

    食費

    Meaning

    Food expenses

  • word

    食べ物

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    主食

    Meaning

    Staple food

  • word

    食器

    Meaning

    Tableware

  • word

    夕食

    Meaning

    Dinner

  • word

    衣食住

    Meaning

    Necessities

  • word

    食料

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    食卓

    Meaning

    Dining table

  • word

    食糧

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    朝食

    Meaning

    Breakfast

  • word

    乞食

    Meaning

    Beggar

  • word

    食堂

    Meaning

    Cafeteria

  • word

    食物

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    定食

    Meaning

    Set meal

  • word

    食欲

    Meaning

    Appetite

  • word

    和食

    Meaning

    Japanese food

  • word

    洋食

    Meaning

    Western food

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'Chuushoku' means 'Lunch' .

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