ちゅうき
middle period; medium-term
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Noun, No-adjective
宮廷きゅうていでは、平安へいあん初期しょきには中国ちゅうごく文化ぶんかの模倣もほう一辺倒いっぺんとうでしたが、平安へいあん中期ちゅうきには日本的にほんてきな美意識びいしきに基もとづいた文化ぶんかが花開はなひらきました。
During the Heian period's initial stages, the imperial court completely devoted itself to imitating Chinese culture, however during the midst of the period, a culture based off of Japanese sense of beauty began to bloom.