昼間

Japanese

Kanji in this term
昼	間
ひる Grade: 2	ま Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 昼 (hiru, “daytime; noon”) +‎ 間 (ma, “space; period”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) ひるま [hìrúmáꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[3][2]
- IPA^(key): [çiɾɯ̟ᵝma̠]

Noun

昼間 (hiragana ひるま, rōmaji hiruma)

daytime

Usage notes

Synonymous with 昼 (hiru), お昼 (ohiru). The term 昼間 (hiruma) is used to more specifically indicate the daytime, as opposed to the synonyms' possible additional meanings of noon or noonday meal → lunch.

Derived terms

真 (ま)っ昼 (ぴる)間 (ま) (mappiruma)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN