昼メロ
Japanese
Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 昼 |
| ひる Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi |
Compound of 昼 (hiru, “daytime”) + メロ (mero, “melodrama”) (from メロドラマ (merodorama, “melodrama”)).
A calque of the English term daytime drama (i.e. soap opera).
Noun
昼メロ (hiragana and katakana ひるメロ, rōmaji hirumero)
- soap opera