昼休み

• 読み: ひるやすみ
• ローマ字: hiruyasumi
• 漢字の分解: 昼 (hiru) — noon, daytime; 休 (yasu) — rest, break
• 発音: /çi.ɾɯ.ja.sɯ.mi/

意味

Lunch break; noon recess. The midday rest period at schools and workplaces.

A compound noun combining 昼 (hiru, noon/daytime) and 休み (yasumi, rest/break). Refers specifically to the lunch break period, typically around noon. In Japanese schools, 昼休み usually runs 30-45 minutes. In offices, it is commonly one hour starting at noon or 12:30.

例文

1. 昼休みに友達と公園でお弁当を食べました。
2. 昼休みは12時から1時までです。
3. 昼休みの間に銀行に行ってきます。

使い方ガイド

場面: school, work, daily routine

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

A straightforward compound of 昼 (hiru, noon — the kanji shows the sun at its peak) and 休み (yasumi, rest — a person leaning against a tree 木). Together: 'noon rest.'

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal