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Meanings: middle, medium, inside, within, center On Readings: チュウ chuu Kun Readings: なか naka Most Used Pronunciation: naka JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji) Grade: 1 Kanji Part: 丨 Stroke Number: 4 |
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寒中水泳 - かん ちゅう すい えい kan chuu sui ei - Swimming in the middle of Winter (Polar bear club)
一年中 - いち ねん じゅう ichi nen juu - all year round [CHUU becomes JUU]
中学校 - ちゅう がっこう chuu gakkou - middle school, junior high
最中 - さい ちゅう sai chuu - in the midst of
在獄中 - ざい ごく ちゅう zai goku chuu - while in prison
田中 - たなか tanaka - Tanaka (a common name)
Useful Examples ![]()
Japanese: 水の中に魚がいます。
Romaji: mizu no naka ni sakana ga imasu.
English: There are fish in the water.
Japanese: 君は田中君となり互角です。
Romaji: きみ は たなか くん となり ご かく です。
Literal: You as-for Tanaka next-to equality is.
English: You are a match for Tanaka.
Japanese: 果物の中で何が一番好きですか?
Romaji: kudamono no naka de nani ga ichiban suki desu ka?
Literal: fruits-(possessive)-among-at-what-(subject marker)-best-like-question
English: Among all fruit, what do you like the best?
Japanese: そのビルは未だ建設中です。
Romaji: sono biru wa mada kensetsu chuu desu.
Literal: that-building-(topic marker)-not yet-construction-while-desu.
English: The building is still under construction.
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Japanese: 森の中ではあまりしかを見かけなかった。
Romaji: mori no naka de wa amari shika wo mikake nakatta.
English: We didn't see many deer in the forest.
Japanese: 林の中でいっぱい虫にさされた。
Romaji: hayashi no naka de ippai mushi ni sasareta.
English: I got a lot of insect bites in the woods.
Japanese: カゴの中の鳥が楽しそうに歌っている。
Romaji: kago no naka no tori ga tanoshisou ni utatte iru.
English: The birds in the cage are singing merrily.
Japanese: 水中を魚が泳いでいるのが見えますか。
Romaji: sui chuu o sakana ga oyoi de iru no ga miemasu ka.
English: Can you see fish swimming in the water?
Japanese: 1日中、ベットに横たわっていたら、うんざりした。
Romaji: ichinichijuu, betto ni yokotawatte itara, unzari shita.
English: I got tired of lying in bed all day.
Japanese: 部屋の中の人々は何も言わなかった。
Romaji: heya no naka no hitobito wa nani mo iwanakatta.
English: People in the room didn't say anything.
Japanese: 台風11号は、毎時20キロメートルの速さで北上中です。
Romaji: taifuu 11 gou wa, maiji 20 kirome-toru no hayasa de hokujouchuu desu.
English: Typhoon No.11 is moving up north at twenty kilometers per hour.
Japanese: ホテルの中に写真屋はありますか。
Romaji: hoteru no naka ni shashinya wa arimasu ka.
English: Is there a photo shop in the hotel?
Japanese: 市役所は市の中心にある。
Romaji: shiyakusho wa shi no chuushin ni aru.
English: The city hall is in the center of the city.
Japanese: その公園は市の中央に位置している。
Romaji: sono kouen wa shi no chuuou ni ichi shite iru.
English: The park lies in the center of the city.
Japanese: 公園の中央に池がある。
Romaji: kouen no chuuou ni ike ga aru.
English: There is a pond in the middle of the park.
Japanese: その機械は一日中作動しています。
Romaji: sono kikai wa ichinichijuu sadou shite imasu.
English: The machine operates all day long.
Japanese: この電車は中野より先は各駅に停車する。
Romaji: kono densha wa nakano yori saki wa kakueki ni teisha suru.
English: This train stops at every station from Nakano on.
Japanese: これは今売っている中で最高のアンプです。
Romaji: kore wa ima utte iru naka de saikou no anpu desu.
English: This is the best amplifier on the market.
Japanese: 農場主は一日中畑を耕した。
Romaji: noujoushu wa ichinichijuu hatake o tagayashita.
English: The farmer plowed his field all day.
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Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.
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