中堅

ちゅうけん

nucleus; backbone; mainstay; key figure

Common word

Meanings

  1. Noun

    nucleus; backbone; mainstay; key figure
  2. No-adjective, Noun

    medium-level; mid-level; middle-ranking; midsize
  3. Noun

    main body (of troops); crack troops; select troops
  4. center field; centre field; center fielder; centre fielder
  5. athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.)