N31595/1669
中
nounnoun (generic)suffixabbreviation
Reading
ちゅう
Meanings
- medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle
- in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among
- during, while, in (the course of), within (a period), throughout
- currently (doing), in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation)
- middle way, moderation
- second volume (of three)
- junior high school, middle school
- China
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Example sentences
会議中は静かにしてください。
Please be quiet during the meeting.
このクラスの中で彼女が一番上手です。
Among all the students in this class, she is the best.
そのビルは今工事中です。
That building is currently under construction.
十人の中で三人だけが試験に合格した。
Only three out of ten people passed the exam.
彼は食事中に電話に出た。
He answered the phone while eating.
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