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なか· also ちゅう、じゅう、ぢゅう、チュン

inside; interior; among; within

JLPT N5 Common word

Meanings

  1. Noun

    inside; interior
  2. Noun, Adverb

    among; within
  3. Noun

    middle; center; centre
  4. Noun, Adverb

    during; while; middle; midst; amid
  5. Noun

    interval; gap
All 22 meanings
  1. mean; average
  2. No-adjective, Noun

    second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
  3. Noun, No-adjective

    medium grade; medium quality
  4. Noun

    medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle
  5. Suffix

    in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among
  6. during; while; in (the course of); within (a period); throughout
  7. currently (doing); in the process of; in the middle of; under (e.g. construction, investigation)
  8. Noun

    middle way; moderation
  9. second volume (of three)
  10. junior high school; middle schoolAbbreviation
  11. ChinaAbbreviation
  12. Suffix

    (all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); all ... long
  13. within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); by the end of
  14. all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
  15. all (of a group); the whole (family, school, etc.)
  16. Noun

    red dragon tileAbbreviation
  17. winning hand with a pung (or kong) of red dragon tiles
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
  1. red-light districtArchaic

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