昼ご飯

昼ご飯

Japanese

Kanji in this term
昼	飯
ひる Grade: 2	はん Grade: 4

Alternative forms

• 昼御飯

Etymology

Compound of 昼 (hiru, “daytime; noon”) +‎ 御飯 (gohan, “meal”, literally “cooked rice”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひるご​はん [hìrú góꜜhàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [çiɾɯ̟ᵝ ɡo̞hã̠ɴ]

Noun

昼ご飯 (hiragana ひるごはん, rōmaji hiru gohan)

1. lunch

Usage notes

The go- prefix in 御飯 (gohan) is more often written in hiragana, as ご.

Synonyms

• 昼食 (ちゅうしょく) (chūshoku)

Related terms

• ご飯 (はん) (gohan): meal
• 朝 (あさ)ご飯 (はん) (asagohan): breakfast
• 夕 (ゆう)ご飯 (はん) (yūgohan): dinner

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN