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The time around midday, typically between 11 AM and 2 PM.
お昼ご飯を食べに行きましょう。
Let's go out for lunch.
In Japanese, 'お昼' can refer to both the time of day and the meal eaten around that time.
The 'お' prefix makes the word more polite and is commonly used in everyday conversation.
Derived from '昼' (hiru), meaning 'daytime' or 'noon', with the honorific prefix 'お' added for politeness.
'お昼' is often used to refer to the midday meal (lunch) as well as the time period. It is a polite and common way to refer to noon in everyday conversation.