昼日中(ひるひなか)

ひるひなか
noun, adverb
broad daylight; middle of the day
time-general
1. broad daylight; middle of the day
in the middle of the day when it is fully light out, often emphasizing that something happened openly or brazenly
昼日中(ひるひなか)に泥棒(どろぼう)が入(はい)った。
A burglar broke in in broad daylight.
昼日中(ひるひなか)から酒(さけ)を飲(の)んでいる。
He's been drinking since the middle of the day.
昼日中(ひるひなか)の繁華街(はんかがい)でそんなことをするなんて信(しん)じられない。
I can't believe someone would do that in a busy downtown area in broad daylight.

Emphasizes that something happens during the daytime, often carrying a tone of surprise or disapproval — the idea that the action is brazen because it occurs openly rather than under cover of darkness.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 白昼(はくちゅう): broad daylight — more formal and literary; often used in compounds like 白昼堂々(はくちゅうどうどう) (brazenly in daylight)
  • 真昼(まひる): midday, noon — neutral time reference without the connotation of brazenness
  • 日中(にっちゅう): daytime — neutral term for the hours of daylight

Related Words

Compare: 白昼(はくちゅう) (broad daylight)
Compare: 真昼(まひる) (midday, noon)
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Added 2026.4.22 22:14 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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