昼ごはん

• 読み: ひるごはん
• ローマ字: hirugohan
• 漢字の分解: 昼 (chuu/hiru) — noon, daytime
• 発音: /çi.ɾɯ.ɡo.haɴ/

意味

Lunch; midday meal. The meal eaten around noon.

Compound of 昼 (hiru, 'noon/daytime') and ごはん (gohan, 'meal'). Common lunch options include bento boxes (お弁当), ramen, udon, and set meals (定食). Many workers eat lunch at their desk or in company cafeterias. The formal equivalent is 昼食 (chuushoku).

例文

1. 昼ごはんはもう食べましたか。
2. 今日の昼ごはんはラーメンです。
3. 昼ごはんを一緒に食べませんか。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, workplace, school

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 昼 (hiru, 'noon/midday') and ごはん (gohan, 'meal'). Part of the regular meal-naming pattern. 昼 originally meant the bright time of day, from daylight hours.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal