昼 — noon

JLPT N3 kanji · 9 strokes · on'yomi chuu · kun'yomi hiru.

A flat roof (尸) with the sun (日) at its peak — the sun directly overhead at noon.

Example words

• 昼 — hiru — noon
• 昼食 — chuushoku — lunch

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