Japanese

Noun

昼食 ‎(hiragana ちゅうしょく, romaji chūshoku, historical hiragana ちうしよく)

1. lunch, luncheon

Synonyms

• 昼 (ひる)ご飯 (はん) ‎(hirugohan)

Compounds

• 昼食会 (ちゅうしょくかい) ‎(chūshokukai, “luncheon”)

Related terms

• 朝食 (ちょうしょく) ‎(chōshoku, “breakfast”)
• 夕食 (ゆうしょく) ‎(yūshoku, “supper, dinner”)
• 夜食 (やしょく) ‎(yashoku, “night meal, midnight snack”)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.