昼

See also: 晝
昼 U+663C, 昼
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-663C
← 昻
[U+663B] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 昽 →
[U+663D]

Translingual

Japanese 昼
Simplified 昼
Traditional 晝

Etymology

Simplified from 晝 (聿 → 尺)

Han character

昼 (radical 72 日+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 尸人日一 (SOAM), composition ⿵尺旦)

  1. daytime, daylight

References

  • KangXi: not present, would follow page 494, character 18
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13886
  • Dae Jaweon: page 859, character 7
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1504, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+663C

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 昼 – see 晝 (“daytime; day; daylight; etc.”).
(This character, 昼, is the simplified form of 晝.)
Notes:

Japanese

Shinjitai

 昼

Kyūjitai

 晝

Kanji

昼

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 晝)

  1. noon

Readings

Compounds

Etymology

Kanji in this term
昼
ひる
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

From 日 (ひ) (hi, “sun”) + る (ru, suffix expressing state or change), as in the time when the sun is at its highest point in the sky (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?). Compare 夜 (よる) (yoru, “nighttime”).

Noun

昼 (hiragana ひる, rōmaji hiru)

  1. noon (12 p.m.)
  2. daytime
  3. a meal eaten around the noon; lunch
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