昼飯(ひるめし)

ひるめし
noun
lunch (informal)
1. lunch
An informal, somewhat masculine word for lunch. Less polite than 昼(ひる)ご飯(はん).
昼飯(ひるめし)にしよう。
Let's have lunch.
昼飯(ひるめし)は何(なに)にする？
What are you having for lunch?
仕事(しごと)が忙(いそが)しくて昼飯(ひるめし)を食(た)べ損(そこ)ねた。
I was so busy with work that I missed lunch.

An informal, somewhat rough word for lunch. Has a masculine tone and sounds blunt. Not appropriate in polite or formal situations.

ETYMOLOGY:
Composed of 昼(ひる) (midday) + 飯(めし) (meal, informal).

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 昼(ひる)ご飯(はん): lunch — standard, neutral
  • 昼食(ちゅうしょく): lunch — formal, written
  • ランチ: lunch — casual, modern

SAME REGISTER:

  • 朝飯(あさめし): breakfast (informal)
  • 晩飯(ばんめし): dinner (informal)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 昼飯(ひるめし)にする: to have lunch
  • 昼飯(ひるめし)を食(く)う: to eat lunch (very casual, uses 食(く)う instead of 食(た)べる)
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Added 2026.3.17 17:18 · Revised 2026.3.27 21:24
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