(ちゅうしょく)

ちゅうしょく
noun
lunch
1. lunch, midday meal
The meal eaten around midday. More formal than (ひる)(はん).
昼食(ちゅうしょく)()りましょう
Let's have lunch.
Formal
昼食(ちゅうしょく)(なに)()べました
What did you have for lunch?
Lunch time is from 12 o'clock.
I often eat lunch in the company cafeteria.
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.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 昼食(ちゅうしょく)()る (have lunch - formal)
  • 昼食(ちゅうしょく)時間(じかん) (lunch time)
  • 昼食(ちゅうしょく)休憩(きゅうけい) (lunch break)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • (ひる)(はん): lunch (casual)
  • 昼食(ちゅうしょく): lunch (formal)
  • ランチ: lunch (loanword, casual)
  • (ひる): lunch (polite casual)

MEAL TERMS:

  • 朝食(ちょうしょく): breakfast (formal)
  • 昼食(ちゅうしょく): lunch (formal)
  • 夕食(ゆうしょく): dinner (formal)