Japanese

ひるごはん
Meaning: lunch; midday meal
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

昼
ご
飯

Example sentences

I ate lunch with a friend.
昼ご飯は大学の食堂で食べました。
I ate lunch at the university cafeteria.
今日の昼ご飯はカレーを食べた。
I ate curry for lunch today.
昼ご飯は何でもいいですよ。
Anything is fine for lunch.
いただきますと言ってから、みんなで昼ご飯を食べ始めた。
After saying 'itadakimasu', everyone started eating lunch.
お昼ご飯に美味しい丼を食べた。
I ate a delicious donburi for lunch.
昼ご飯に近くの店で牛丼を食べた。
I ate a beef bowl at a nearby shop for lunch.

Usage Notes

A common word for lunch. 'Hiru' means midday/afternoon, and 'gohan' means meal/cooked rice.

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