Japanese

ちゅうしょく
Meaning: lunch; midday meal
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

昼
食

Example sentences

I ate lunch in the park with a friend.
今日はサンドイッチだけで昼食を済ませた。
I made do with just a sandwich for lunch today.
今日は給料日だから、昼食をおごるよ。
Today is payday, so I'll treat you to lunch.
昼食は各自で用意してください。
Please prepare your own lunch.
昼食に新鮮な野菜のサラダを食べた。
I ate a fresh vegetable salad for lunch.
昼食にハンバーガーとポテトを食べた。
I ate a hamburger and fries for lunch.
昼食に、近くの食堂で焼魚定食を食べた
For lunch, I ate the grilled fish set meal at a nearby diner.
昼食は軽めに済ませた。
I had a light lunch.
昼食に鴨南蛮そばを食べた。
I ate duck nanban soba for lunch.
時間がなかったので、急いで昼食を済ませた。
Since I didn't have much time, I hurried through lunch.

Usage Notes

A neutral or slightly formal term for lunch. Colloquially, 'ひるごはん' is more common.

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