English–Japanese
“lunch” in Japanese
How to say “lunch” in Japanese
“Lunch” in Japanese is 昼食 (chūshoku).
Describes a meal that breaks up the daytime, usually eaten around noon.
Example sentences with 昼食
今日の昼食はパンです。kyō no chū shoku wa pa n de su
Today's lunch is bread.
母が昼食を作ってくれます。haha ga chū shoku o tsuku tte ku re ma su
My mother makes lunch for me.
Tips for using 昼食
- In everyday conversation, 昼食 (chūshoku) sounds more formal than 昼ご飯 (hirugohan), which is common in casual speech.
Other Japanese words for “lunch”
昼にパンを食べます。hiru ni pa n o ta be ma su
I eat bread for lunch.
一緒にお昼を食べませんか。is sho ni o hiru o ta be ma se n ka
Would you like to have lunch together?
友達とランチを食べます。tomo dachi to ra n chi o ta be ma su
I have lunch with a friend.
毎日昼ご飯を食べます。mai nichi hiru go han o ta be ma su
I eat lunch every day.
私は昼飯を食べます。watashi wa hiru meshi o ta be ma su
I eat lunch.