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noon, midday, 12:00 PM
Exactly twelve o'clock in the middle of the day.
正午のニュースを見た。
I watched the noon news.
会議は正午に始まる。
The meeting starts at noon.
正午を過ぎたら、午後になる。
Once it passes noon, it becomes afternoon.
正午になったら、お昼ごはんを食べよう。
Let's eat lunch when it's noon.
飛行機は正午ちょうどに出発する予定だったが、天気が悪くて遅れた。
The plane was scheduled to depart at exactly noon, but it was delayed due to bad weather.
正午 is a more formal word for noon compared to 昼.
COMPARISON:
- 正午: precisely 12:00 PM, formal
- 昼: general daytime/noon, casual
- お昼: polite form, often used for "lunch"
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 正午ちょうど (exactly at noon)
- 正午過ぎ (past noon)
- 正午前 (before noon)