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How to say 'Lunch break' in Japanese | 昼休み

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The Japanese word for Lunch break is 'Hiruyasumi', written as 昼休み in Japanese.'Lunch break' in hiragana is ひるやすみ.

    word

    昼休み

    Meaning

    Lunch break

    Reading

    ひるやすみ

    hiruyasumi

    Kanji

    昼Daytime, Noon 休Rest

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '昼休み (ひるやすみ)' refers to a 'lunch break' or 'midday break'. It is commonly used to describe the break time during the day, typically around noon, when people take a pause from work or school to eat lunch and rest. This term is widely used in both professional and educational settings. For example: I will go to the park during lunch break「昼休みに公園に行きます」(ひるやすみにこうえんにいきます). Let's meet at the cafeteria during the lunch break「昼休みにカフェテリアで会いましょう」(ひるやすみにカフェテリアであいましょう).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    578

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 昼休み

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    昼

    Meaning

    Daytime, Noon

  • kanji

    休

    Meaning

    Rest

Hiragana in the Word 昼休み

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    み

    Reading

    Mi

Words Related to 昼休み Through the Kanji 昼

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 昼 as well.

  • 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

  • word

    昼食

    Meaning

    Lunch

Words Related to 昼休み Through the Kanji 休

These 17 Words contain the Kanji 休 as well.

  • word

    冬休み

    Meaning

    Winter vacation

  • word

    休校

    Meaning

    School closure

  • word

    休憩

    Meaning

    Break

  • word

    休む

    Meaning

    Rest, Absent

  • word

    週休

    Meaning

    Weekly holiday

  • word

    休学

    Meaning

    Leave

  • word

    休業

    Meaning

    Closure, Suspension

  • word

    休み

    Meaning

    Rest, Break

  • word

    休養

    Meaning

    Rest

  • word

    休講

    Meaning

    Cancellation

  • word

    休める

    Meaning

    Rest

  • word

    一休み

    Meaning

    Rest

  • word

    休日

    Meaning

    Holiday

  • word

    休暇

    Meaning

    Vacation

  • word

    定休日

    Meaning

    Regular holiday

  • word

    夏休み

    Meaning

    Summer vacation

  • word

    連休

    Meaning

    Holiday

Learn the Word 昼休み

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What does 'Hiruyasumi' (昼休み) mean?

'Hiruyasumi' means 'Lunch break' .

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