お昼ひる

noun

lunch

Everyday polite or soft word for the midday meal. It can mean the meal itself or, by context, the lunch break.

See also: 昼

• そろそろお昼ひるにしましょう。

  Let's have lunch soon.

• 今日きょうはお昼ひるにカレーを食たべた。

  I had curry for lunch today.

noun

noon; midday

Refers to around twelve o'clock or the middle of the day, especially in expressions such as お昼ごろ and お昼過ぎ.

See also: 昼

• お昼ひるちょうどに駅えきで会あいましょう。

  Let's meet at the station at exactly noon.

• お昼ひる過すぎに戻もどります。

  I'll be back shortly after noon.

noun

daytime

A polite or soft way to refer to the daylight part of the day, contrasted with night or early morning. 昼 or 昼間 is often plainer or more explicit.

See also: 昼

• うちの猫ねこはお昼ひるはほとんど寝ねている。

  Our cat sleeps most of the day.

noun

waking up; getting up; rising

Honorific use referring to a respected person's rising or getting up. This sense is limited and old-fashioned; modern Japanese more often uses expressions such as ご起床.

• 古ふるい敬けい語ごでは、「御お昼ひる」が身み分ぶんの高たかい人ひとの起き床しょうを表あらわすことがある。

  In older honorific language, 御昼 can refer to a high-ranking person's rising.