Noon
Lunch
noun
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. This can also mean lunch, especially when used with the honorific prefix お, as in お昼.
The reading for this word is the same as the kanji it comes from, so you should be able to read it!
昼の仕事
work in the middle of the day, day job
昼の三時
three o'clock in the afternoon
昼の間
during the day
昼にする
to do during the day, to take lunch
昼になる
to become daytime, to strike noon
昼に食べる
to eat at noon, to eat for lunch
昼ごはん
lunch
昼下がり
early afternoon
昼休み
lunch break
今日の昼、あそこの定食屋でお昼一しょに食べようよ。
Why don't we eat lunch together at that diner during our lunch break today?
目ざまし時計が鳴らなくて、起きたらすでに昼だった。
My alarm didn't go off and it was already noon when I woke up.
今から一時間昼休憩を取るので、電話は取り次がないようにしてください。
I’m going to take a one hour lunch break, so please hold my calls.