昼飯

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 昼飯 is read as ひるめし and means “lunch”.
• Basic usage: It refers to lunch eaten after work and a boxed meal bought near the station.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 昼飯を食べる / 今日の昼飯は弁当だ
  • It is casual everyday wording. Use 昼飯を食べる for the meal action and 今日の昼飯は弁当だ to identify what lunch is.