昼飯

ひるめし · hirumeshi · JLPT N1 · noun

lunch

昼飯 — lunch

🍱 昼 (hiru) = noon, 飯 (meshi) = meal: noon meal, i.e. lunch

Compound of 昼 (daytime, noon) and 飯 (cooked rice, meal). Hiru-meshi is the everyday word for lunch, so 'noon meal' is the literal translation.

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