昼間

• 読み: ひるま
• ローマ字: hiruma
• 漢字の分解: 昼 (chū/hiru) — noon, daytime; 間 (kan/ma) — interval, between
• 発音: /çi.ɾɯ.ma/

意味

Daytime; during the day. The period between morning and evening when it is light outside.

A noun and adverb referring to daylight hours. Contrasts with 夜 (yoru, night) and 夜中 (yonaka, middle of the night). Used when distinguishing day activities from night activities: 昼間は仕事をして、夜は勉強する (work during the day, study at night). More specific than 昼 (hiru), which can just mean noon or lunchtime.

例文

1. 昼間は暑いけど、夜は涼しくなります。
2. 昼間に電話したのですが留守でした。
3. 猫は昼間よく寝ています。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily schedule, weather, contrast with night

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Combines 昼 (hiru, noon/daytime) with 間 (ma, interval/between). 昼 depicts the sun at its highest point, and 間 adds the sense of a span of time — the interval of daylight.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal