昼間

ひるま · hiruma · JLPT N4 · noun

day

☀️ 昼間 = noon/daytime (昼) + interval (間): the span of the day

昼 (hiru) means midday or daytime, and 間 (ma) means a gap or stretch of time. Together they name the stretch while the sun is up. Sound hook: hiruma is the HERE-you-MAy-work hours, as opposed to 夜 (yoru), night.

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