昼食

ちゅうしょく

lunch (same as 昼ご飯 (ひるごはん))

What does 昼食 mean?

昼食 is a Japanese noun meaning lunch (same as 昼ご飯 (ひるごはん)) in English. It is written as 昼食 in kanji, ちゅうしょく in hiragana, and chuushoku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私は急いで昼食を食べた。

I ate a hasty lunch.