Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 昼

昼

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Meaning

 noon, daytime

Pronunciation

 CHŪ
hiru

Explanation

 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)

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

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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Vocabulary

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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