昼食(ちゅうしょく)

ちゅうしょく
noun
lunch
formalfoodtime-period
1. lunch, midday meal
The meal eaten around midday. More formal than 昼(ひる)ご飯(はん).
昼食(ちゅうしょく)を取(と)りましょう。
Let's have lunch.
Formal
昼食(ちゅうしょく)は何(なに)を食(た)べましたか。
What did you have for lunch?
昼食(ちゅうしょく)時間(じかん)は十二時(じゅうにじ)からです。
Lunch time is from 12 o'clock.
会社(かいしゃ)の食堂(しょくどう)で昼食(ちゅうしょく)を食(た)べることが多(おお)いです。
I often eat lunch in the company cafeteria.
昼食(ちゅうしょく)後(ご)は眠(ねむ)くなるので、コーヒーを飲(の)むようにしています。
I tend to get sleepy after lunch, so I make a point of drinking coffee.

昼食(ちゅうしょく) is a formal word for lunch.

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Synonym: 昼(ひる)ご飯(はん) (lunch (casual))
Related: 朝食(ちょうしょく) (breakfast)
Related: 夕食(ゆうしょく) (dinner)
Compare: ランチ (lunch)
Compare: お昼(ひる) (lunch)
Related: ランチタイム (lunch time)
Related: 昼(ひる)どき (lunchtime)
Related: 食事(しょくじ) (meal, dining)
Related: 朝(あさ)ご飯(はん) (breakfast)
Related: 夕飯(ゆうはん) (dinner, supper)
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Added 2026.1.9 20:41 · Revised 2026.10.10 4:58
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