This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: チュウ、ひる
Romaji: chū, hiru
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Romaji

Meanings

daytime, noon

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  1
Frequency:  1115
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  3-3-6
Korean Reading:  ju
Chinese Reading:  zhou4
Unicode:  663c
JIS:  436B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3097
Nelson Index: 53
New Nelson Index: 2450
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c5.15
Four Corner Index: 7710.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 172
Gakken Index: 863
Japanese Names Index: 983
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13886
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 0.0
Remembering the kanji Index: 1075
Busy People Index: 2.15
Kanji Flashcards Index: 189
Kodansha Compact Index: 974
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 188
Kanji in Context Index: 92
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1972
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2668
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1084
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1156
Essential Kanji Index: 828
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3841
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3772
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 279
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 184

Words

(ひる)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
昼夜 (ちゅうや)
day and night
お昼 (おひる)
lunch; noon
白昼 (はくちゅう)
daytime; midday
昼下がり (ひるさがり)
early afternoon
昼間 (ひるま、ちゅうかん)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
昼食 (ちゅうしょく、ちゅうじき、ひるげ)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
真昼 (まひる)
midday; broad daylight
昼寝 (ひるね)
nap (afternoon); siesta
昼休み (ひるやすみ)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
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