JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
昼 means daytime, noon. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 9 strokes, read ひる or ちゅう. It is built from 2 parts: 尺 (shaku, Japanese foot), 旦 (daybreak, dawn). It appears in 昼御飯 (lunch / midday meal) and 昼間 (daytime / during the day).
昼 is written in 9 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
昼 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昼 | ひる | noon / daytime |
| 昼御飯 | ひるごはん | lunch / midday meal |
| 昼間 | ひるま | daytime / during the day |
These use 尺 or 旦 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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