昼食

Japanese

Kanji in this term
昼	食
ちゅう Grade: 2	しょく Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
晝食 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨːɕo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

昼(ちゅう)食(しょく) • (chūshoku) ^{←ちうしよく (tiusyoku)?}

1. lunch, luncheon

Synonyms

• 昼(ひる)ご飯(はん) (hirugohan)

Derived terms

• 昼(ちゅう)食(しょく)会(かい) (chūshokukai, “luncheon”)

Related terms

• 朝(ちょう)食(しょく) (chōshoku, “breakfast”)
• 夕(ゆう)食(しょく) (yūshoku, “supper, dinner”)
• 夜(や)食(しょく) (yashoku, “night meal, midnight snack”)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.