お昼(ひる)

おひる
noun
noon, lunch
See also: 昼(ひる) (without お prefix)
1. noon, midday
The middle of the day, around 12 o'clock.
お昼(ひる)ごろ会(あ)いましょう。
Let's meet around noon.
お昼(ひる)は暑(あつ)かった。
It was hot at noon.
お昼(ひる)になったら電話(でんわ)します。
I'll call at noon.
お昼(ひる)すぎに届(とど)きます。
It will arrive after noon.
お昼(ひる)休(やす)みは一時間(いちじかん)です。
The lunch break is one hour.
2. lunch, midday meal
The meal eaten in the middle of the day.
お昼(ひる)は何(なに)を食(た)べましたか。
What did you eat for lunch?
お昼(ひる)を食(た)べに行(い)きませんか。
Would you like to go have lunch?
お昼(ひる)ごはんを作(つく)った。
I made lunch.
お昼(ひる)はもう食(た)べましたか。
Have you eaten lunch yet?
お昼(ひる)は弁当(べんとう)を持(も)ってきた。
I brought a bento for lunch.

お昼(ひる) is the polite form of 昼(ひる), commonly used to refer to noon or lunch.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • お昼(ひる)を食(た)べる (to eat lunch)
  • お昼(ひる)ごはん (lunch - more explicit)
  • お昼(ひる)ごろ (around noon)
  • お昼(ひる)休(やす)み (lunch break)

NOTE: While 昼(ひる) alone is grammatically correct, お昼(ひる) is more commonly used in everyday speech, especially when talking about the meal.

RELATED WORDS:

  • 昼食(ちゅうしょく): lunch (formal)
  • ランチ: lunch (loanword, often used for restaurant meals)
  • 朝(あさ)ごはん: breakfast
  • 晩(ばん)ごはん: dinner

Related Words

Synonym: 昼食(ちゅうしょく) (lunch (formal))
Synonym: ランチ (lunch (loanword))
Related: 朝(あさ)ご飯(はん) (breakfast)
Related: 晩(ばん)ご飯(はん) (dinner)
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Added 2026.1.11 18:39 · Revised 2026.4.1 16:23
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