Japanese

Noun

昼間 ‎(hiragana ひるま, romaji hiruma)

1. daytime

Usage notes

Synonymous with 昼 ‎(hiru), お昼 ‎(ohiru). The term 昼間 (hiruma) is used to more specifically indicate the daytime, as opposed to the synonyms' possible additional meanings of noon or noonday meal → lunch.

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3