昼 daytime, noon 9 strokes taught in grade 2 old JLPT 3 #1115 in newspapers Readings Onチュウ Kunひる In Chinese 昼, traditional 晝 Words written with it 昼 ひる noon N5 昼ご飯 ひるごはん lunch N5 昼食 ちゅうしょく lunch N3 昼間 ひるま daytime N4 昼休み ひるやすみ lunch break N4 お昼 おひる lunch N3 昼寝 ひるね (afternoon) nap N2 昼夜 ちゅうや day and night 昼過ぎ ひるすぎ just past noon 昼前 ひるまえ morning 昼下がり ひるさがり early afternoon 昼飯 ひるめし lunch N1