昼ひる間ま

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

Refers to the period from sunrise to sunset; used as both a noun and an adverb. The reading ちゅうかん is rare and not normally used in modern Japanese.

そと

に

出で

たく

ない

。

It's hot during the day, so I don't want to go outside.

彼かれは昼ひる間まの仕し事ごとを探さがしている。

He is looking for a daytime job.

昼ひる間まから〜to do something (unusual) starting from daytime, e.g. drinking during the day
彼かれは昼ひる間まからビールを飲のんでいる。
He's been drinking beer since the middle of the day.
昼ひる間まは〜、夜よるは〜to contrast what one does during the day versus at night
昼ひる間まは仕し事ごとをして、夜よるは勉べん強きょうしている。
I work during the day and study at night.
昼ひる間まずっと〜to do something continuously throughout the daytime
昼ひる間まずっと家いえにいた。
I stayed home the whole day.

日にっ中ちゅうN3
日中 is a more formal, often official or weather-report term for daytime, while 昼間 is the everyday word people use in conversation.
昼ひるN5
昼 is a shorter, more casual way to say daytime (and also means noon/lunchtime), whereas 昼間 specifically emphasizes the whole span of daylight hours.

夜や間かんN3
夜間 means nighttime, the direct opposite of 昼間's daytime.
夜よるN5
夜 is the plain word for night, contrasting with 昼間's daytime.
夜よ中なかN3
昼間 means daytime, the direct opposite of 夜中, which refers to the middle of the night.
夜や分ぶんN1

昼間Usage99%
- ひるま
  Standard kanji spelling for the common reading ひるま.
- ちゅうかん
ひるまUsage1%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

Compound of 昼 (hiru, 'daytime, noon') and 間 (ma, 'interval, space'). The reading ひるま is the standard kun'yomi combination.

昼間 means daytime, the opposite time of day from 夜分 (nighttime).

ちゅうかん