Memory phrase for the Kanji: 昼

昼

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hiru

Top: measure of length 尺 (from the body 口 one foot 八 forward = 1 Shaku = 30.3 cm), below: sunrise 旦 (sun 日 over the horizon 一)

It is measured in Shaku when the sun is vertically above the horizon: Then it is noon.

尺	Shaku
旦	sun rise
日	day, sun	The radical nichi* stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point.*

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昼	ひる	noon, daytime
昼夜	ちゅうや	day and night
昼休み	ひるやすみ	lunch break, noon recess, noon rest period
昼寝	ひるね	nap (at home), siesta
昼間	ひるま	daytime, during the day
昼御飯	ひるごはん	lunch, midday meal
昼食	ちゅうしょく	lunch, midday meal
昼飯	ひるめし	lunch (masc.), midday meal
昼過ぎ	ひるす	afternoon, just past noon

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