ランチ

らんち

noun

lunch

1. lunch, midday meal

The midday meal, or a lunch set or lunch menu offered at a restaurant. In Japanese, ランチ often has a slightly upscale or restaurant-oriented nuance compared to the native お昼(ひる)ご飯(はん).

ランチに行(い)こう。

Let's go for lunch.

このカフェのランチセットは千円(せんえん)でお得(とく)だ。

The lunch set at this cafe is a good deal at 1,000 yen.

週末(しゅうまつ)に友達(ともだち)とおしゃれなレストランでランチを楽(たの)しんだ。

I enjoyed lunch with friends at a stylish restaurant over the weekend.

Common collocations

ランチセット (lunch set meal)
ランチタイム (lunch time, lunch hours)
ランチメニュー (lunch menu)
ランチ会(かい) (lunch gathering)
ランチに行(い)く (go out for lunch)
ランチを食(た)べる (eat lunch)

Usage

ランチ tends to suggest eating at a restaurant or cafe, while お昼(ひる) or お昼(ひる)ご飯(はん) is more general
Many restaurants offer special ランチ prices that are cheaper than dinner
ランチ営業(えいぎょう) means a restaurant's lunch service hours
ママ友(とも)ランチ is a lunch outing among mothers who know each other through their children

Related Words

Synonym: 昼食(ちゅうしょく) (formal)

Compare: 昼(ひる)ご飯(はん) (lunch)

Related: ランチタイム (lunch time)

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Added 2026.2.15 9:23 · Revised 2026.10.15 21:45

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