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昼食, 中食, 昼餉

ちゅうしょく, ちゅうじき, ひるげ

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • lunch
  • midday meal
  • food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

Related Kanji

昼 daytime, noon
食 eat, food
中 in, inside, middle, mean, center
餉 (dried) boiled rice

Example Sentences

彼は今昼食を取っているところです。
He is having lunch now.
彼女は昼食と夕食に毎日３ドル使う。
She spends three dollars a day for lunch and dinner.
昼食に何がほしいですか。
What do you want for lunch?
私たちは一緒に昼食をとっていました。
We were eating lunch together.
昼食にしましょう。
Let's have lunch.