昼ご飯

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひる
Grade: 2
はん
Grade: 4
kun'yomi kan'on
Alternative spellings
晝ご飯 (kyūjitai)
昼御飯
昼ごはん

Etymology

Compound of (hiru, daytime; noon) +‎ 御飯 (gohan, meal, literally cooked rice).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ひる)(はん) (hiru gohan

  1. lunch

Usage notes

The go- prefix in 御飯 (gohan) is more often written in hiragana, as .

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN