Japanese

おひる
Meaning: lunch; noon
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

お
昼

Example sentences

We had a picnic in the park for today's lunch.
お昼にハムとレタスのサンドイッチを食べた。
I ate a ham and lettuce sandwich for lunch.
お昼に温かいうどんを食べた。
I ate warm udon for lunch.
お昼休みに、近くのそば屋で天ぷらそばを食べた
During my lunch break, I ate tempura soba at a nearby soba restaurant.
お昼に豪華な海老天丼を食べた。
I had a luxurious shrimp tempura bowl for lunch.

Usage Notes

The polite form of 'hiru' (noon/daytime), commonly used to refer to lunch (lunchtime).

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