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真っ昼間 (まっぴるま) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, adverb
broad daylight ; the middle of the day
Emphasizes the time when the sun is high and it is fully light outside. Often used in contexts where something happens openly or unexpectedly during the day.
まち
を
歩ある
く
の
は
久ひさ
しぶり
だ
。
It's been a while since I walked around town in the middle of the day.
Written forms 真ま っ 昼ぴる 間ま
真まっ 昼ぴる 間ま
Variant without the small っ; less common but still used.
まっ 昼ぴる 間ま
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; the まっ part is written in kana.
Kanji 真 true, reality, Buddhist sect Etymology Compound of 真っ (ma', intensifying prefix) + 昼間 (hiruma, 'daytime'). The geminated っ adds emphasis, yielding 'right in the middle of the day'.
