中ちゅう
Meanings
Noun
1. medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle
Suffix
2. in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among
3. during; while; in (the course of); within (a period); throughout
4. currently (doing); in the process of; in the middle of; under (e.g. construction, investigation)
Noun
5. middle way; moderation
6. second volume (of three)
7. junior high school; middle school
8. China
Kanji used
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Pitch accent
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Top 400
Used in vocabulary (461 in total)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
(in) the air; midair; sky
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
junior high school student; middle school pupil
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
interruption; suspension; break
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
in the morning; during the morning
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
intermediate level
in the mountains; among the mountains
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
company; battery; troop
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
at work; in the midst of work; working
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
while moving; on the move
China; Chinese food
poisoning; addiction
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
around the clock; day and night
in the city; in the community
during; for the duration of
androgynous; gender-neutral
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
during absence from home
in the hospital; hospitalized
work-in-progress; working state
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
under investigation
ongoing; in progress; afoot
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
while studying; presently studying
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
medium; mediocrity; average
in camp; at the front
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
under development; in development
middle period; medium-term
during imprisonment; while in jail
on duty; at work; while working
second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
under construction
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
alcoholism; alcoholic; drunkard
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
on board a ship
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
small and medium
in the midst of the enemy
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
while running; while moving; in motion
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
in the earth; in the ground; underground
abortion; discontinuance; stoppage; suspension
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
while being out of the office or away from home
in session; in progress; under way; open
elementary and middle schools
in a company; troupe
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
(about) medium; middle; average
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
middle-school student
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
during a play
during the war
working; in operation; running; active
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
during a telephone call; busy line
in company; among people; philtrum
in company; among people; philtrum
in the palace
miniboss; sub-boss; mid-boss; underboss (of a criminal organization)
during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break
main temple building
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
under repair; out of service; being adjusted
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court; 1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
colleagues; cronies; merry men
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school; middle school graduate
on sale; available (to buy)
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
within the blood; blood-borne
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
in the fire; in the flames; burning (something); throwing into the fire; committing to the flames
in process; during execution; runtime
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
being very good at; strongest point
slightly below average (esp. in regards to looks)
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
middle; centre; impartiality; culmination
centrally placed troops (usu. under general's direct command)
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
contained in a letter
under construction; in preparation
China and Japan; Chinese-Japanese; middle day (of a sumo tournament, theatrical run, etc.); day of an equinox
Okinawa family clan based on the paternal line that shares the same tomb and performs rituals together
drug addiction; drug addict; junkie
in operation (of a machine, especially security cameras); in use; in action
in mourning
medium damage; modest damage; some damage
out of order; out of service
centre line; center line; central line
being carried out; being put into practice; in operation
Central and South America
middle west; Midwest (United States)
fatal situation
mid-winter; cold season
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party
Central America
within a (feudal) domain
axis; pivot; central figure; key man
Japanese, Western and Chinese (cuisine)
in a temple; inside temple grounds; sub-temple
United States and China; Sino-American
(while) holding a post or being in office
medium build; meat of medium quality
mid-to-long term; medium and long term
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novella; short novel
about the middle (of an era); middle lobe (right lung); median lobe (prostate)
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
medium-size draft beer
gathering; theatrical troupe
palsy; paralysis; every second solar term (occurring in the latter half of each month)
home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
medium-fatty tuna
during one's tenure
excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
Near and Middle East
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
being inside; being contained (within); being enclosed; staying in China; residing in China
second volume (of three); second book; volume two; book two
now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
court; Imperial Palace or household
pro among pros; best of the best; top tier; ultimate professional; player's player
(about) medium; middle; average
inside a jar; coward; timid person
palsy; paralysis
middle point; median point; middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
Rikuchū (former province located in present-day Iwate Prefecture and parts of Akita Prefecture)
currently accepting (applications, etc.)
otitis media; middle-ear infection
impartiality; fairness
moderately good luck (in fortune-telling)
Nagoya (city); Chūkyō metropolitan area (most of Aichi, and parts of Gifu and Mie prefectures; centered around Nagoya); Chūkyō region
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
height of summer; high summer; hottest part of the summer
Chuukoubunko (publisher)
in the picture; in the figure; in the (middle of the) diagram
midbrain; mesencephalon
inside a room; interior of a room; inside a bedroom; interior of a bedchamber
during one's lifetime
(in the process of) connecting
during the night; at night
Central Europe
intermediate color; intermediate colour; neutral color or tint; neutral colour
medium amount of wealth; middling property; owner of medium wealth
Chūetsu (region in Niigata); China and Vietnam; Sino-Vietnamese
mediant; baritone; contralto; medium tone; medium pitch
during a session (of the legislature)
Genchū era (of the Southern Court; 1384.4.28-1392.10.5)
senior high school (in the PRC or ROC)
drug addiction; drug addict; junkie
dividing into two halves
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novella; short novel
center of a noh stage; Shōchū era (1324.12.9-1326.4.26)
neutrophil; neutrophilic leukocyte
medium beer mug
night and day; all the time
mourning period; (in) mourning
small and medium-scale; small or mid-scale
in the process of being repaired; during repairs
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)
middle-class farmer
currently away from my seat (keyboard, etc.); AFK
medium volume; medium scale; moderate size; mid-size
metacarpal (bone); metacarpus
central image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period); female servant for a samurai family; lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)
(in the middle of) considering; deliberating
Central China
China and South Korea
go-between; intermediary; person of middling ability, talent, etc.; average person; middle-class person
China and the Soviet Union; Soviet-Chinese; Sino-Soviet
drug addict (esp. stimulants)
China and Taiwan
chūnō sauce; semi-sweet sauce made from fruit and vegetables
intermediate gear
median; midline
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
Secretariat (Tang dynasty China)
inside a jar; coward; timid person
relating to China
all-purpose flour
(about) medium; middle; average
(about) medium; middle; average
central China
currently accepting (applications, etc.)
medium wave; medium frequency; MF; medium frequency wave
China and Russia; Sino-Russian
medium-sized bottle (of beer)
excuse me for interrupting you when you are so busy
midfield (in a horse race or motor race); middle of the pack
one's second son; (arch.) man between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō system)
Chinese language (written); Chinese literature
north central region
student at the same middle school; graduate of the same middle school
winning by opponent's resignation
center fly; centre fly
in the middle of a line
corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
law of excluded middle
curly braces; curly brackets
private junior high school
mid-sized store; middle-class brothel (in a red-light district)
China and North Korea; Chinese-North Korean; imperial court; Imperial Court (of Japan); middle ages
moderate; middle-of-the-road; inner edge (othello)
midsummer; (arch.) China; (arch.) capital (city)
using horizontal characters in vertical writing
on location
being in the middle; being impartial; standing between two things
Chūgoku and Shikoku
curly braces; curly brackets
creation out of nothing; making something out of thin air; pure fabrication; "Creating Something from Nothing" (7th of the Thirty-Six Stratagems); making a non-existent thing appear to exist to deceive an enemy
bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)
the hardest thing of all
medium-sized city; mid-size city
bacteria capable of causing food poisoning
ready-made meal; home meal replacement; HMR
drug addict (esp. stimulants)
midnight period; midnight service; (arch.) winter solstice
exact center of the Garbhadhatu mandala; platform upon which the fire is lit in a stone lantern
middle third of a two-hour period
complete mastery of or over; at one's beck and call
under development; in progress
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
... and Company; Messrs; for the attention of ...
intermediate-upper student; intermediate-upper learner
the middle-aged and the elderly
middle distance
medium-sized dictionary
excuse me for interrupting you when you are so busy
middle of a word; within a word
traditional Chinese medicine
chu shogi (large 12x12 board shogi variant)
mean; average; middle-school arithmetic
medium size; medium pattern; medium stature
medium and high-rise (buildings, apartments, etc.)
moderate line; middle-of-the-road policy line
medium-fatty tuna
medium-sized portion; normal serving
inner layer of clothing; inner garment (other than underwear)
medium-sized (of a flower, esp. a chrysanthemum)
Chinese medicine
moderate earthquake
gray-water system; grey-water system; recycled waste-water
alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)
hepatopancreas; midgut gland
while pregnant; during one's pregnancy
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
currently accepting (applications, etc.)
thing of medium quality; Koya paper
medium-sized portion; normal serving
low uplands; intermediary area between plains and mountains
medium size; cabinet size (in photography)
one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation; one item of quality standing out among many; one woman among many men
complete mastery of or over; at one's beck and call
Heian-period kana writing
relations between Taiwan and China
rarity among rarities; rara avis; black swan
mid-level clouds; middle clouds
Central and Eastern Europe
Norinchukin Bank (abbr); Agricultural and Forestry Central Bank
small multiple-member electoral district
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
curly braces; curly brackets
China and the Soviet Union; Soviet-Chinese; Sino-Soviet
China and Russia; Sino-Russian
(in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G); fourth lunar month
front of center field; front of centre field
middle; half-finished
period during which monks may go into a summer retreat
moderate earthquake
child in elementary or middle school
medium-high heel
heroin addict
Chunichi Dragons (Japanese baseball team) (abbr)
atmospheric concentration; aerial density; airborne concentration
Nagoya-size tatami mat (approx. 182 cm by 91 cm)
highest ranking prostitute in Edo's Yoshiwara red-light district (from the Hōreki era onward)
taking a junior high school entrance exam
during next week; throughout next week; sometime next week
medium height geta
during a game; in the middle of a match
(about) medium; middle; average
mid-term business plan
inside of a castle
middle watch; 12 midnight-2am
China and India; Sino-Indian
truth of the middle (all things are in a middle state, being void yet having temporary existence)
middle part of the verse
mesioproximal pronoun (indicating proximity to the listener)
medium-sized thread
while in school; during one's student days; while attending school
medium-width cloth (approx. 45 cm wide); medium-width kimono sash (approx. 26 cm); medium-width obi
Chinese philosophy
medium egret (Ardea intermedia); intermediate egret
half double crochet; HDC
Mesolithic; Middle Stone Age
oropharyngeal cancer; cancer of the oropharynx
oropharyngeal cancer; cancer of the oropharynx
on the run; on the lam
middle and advanced age
while driving; currently driving; in operation; under way; on stream
ICO; Intermediate Circular Orbit
flying overnight; spending a night on a plane
Early Middle Japanese
Chudenko Corporation
pending (e.g. legal case)
(currently) selected (item in a software interface)
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
Central Labor Relations Committee
Shoko Chukin Bank (abbr); Central Bank for Commercial and Industrial Associations
oropharyngeal cancer; cancer of the oropharynx
whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Examples (164 in total)
I'm on a hunger strike.
They are having dinner.
They are on the air now.