ちゅう

中

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle

  2. suffix

    in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among

    • 空気中のごく小さい粒子がガンのもとになり得る。
      Tiny particles in the air can cause cancer.
    • ある調査によると、今日では５人中３人が外交問題には無関心のようだ。
      According to a survey, three in five people today are indifferent to foreign affairs.
    • １０人中３人はビデオを持っている。
      Three out of ten persons have a video.

  3. suffix

    during, while, in (the course of), within (a period), throughout

    • 彼は旅行中に病気になった。
      He got sick during the trip.

  4. suffix

    currently (doing), in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation)

    • 隣の部屋では会議中です。
      There is a conference going on in the next room.

  5. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    middle way, moderation

  6. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    second volume (of three)

  7. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    junior high school, middle school
    abbreviation

  8. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    China
    abbreviation