JLPT N3 · Meals

昼食

ちゅうしょく

lunch

Stroke order of 昼食

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

昼 · 9 strokes食 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

Eating 食 at midday 昼 is lunch.

Parts: 昼 noon + 食 meal

The characters in 昼食

昼ひる — noon; daytime (9 strokes)

Example sentence

昼食は友達と食べます。

ちゅうしょくはともだちとたべます。

I eat lunch with friends.

Words with 昼

昼ご飯lunch 昼noon; daytime 昼休みlunch break 昼寝nap

Words with 食

食べるto eat 食事meal 外食eating out 食べ物food 洋食Western food 食堂dining hall; canteen 食料品groceries 朝食breakfast 夕食dinner 食器tableware; dishes 夜食late-night snack 間食snacking between meals 主食staple food 和食Japanese food 食後after a meal 定食set meal 飲食店restaurant; eatery 食べ放題all-you-can-eat

More words: Meals

献立menu; meal plan 夜食late-night snack 間食snacking between meals 主食staple food 和食Japanese food 中華Chinese food 満腹full stomach 空腹hunger; empty stomach 好物favorite food 自炊cooking for oneself 食後after a meal 栄養nutrition

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