中身

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
中 身
なか
Grade: 1 		み
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

中(なか)身(み) • (nakami) 

  1. physical contents
    箱(はこ)の中身(なかみ)はなんだろな？
    Hako no nakami wa nandaro na?
    what's in the box? (party game)
    (literally, “the contents of the box is what?”)
  2. contents, substance (of speech, etc.)
    中身(なかみ)のない会話(はなし)
    nakami no nai hanashi
    empty conversation
    (literally, “conversation without substance”)
  3. blade of a sword
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
中 身
ちゅう
Grade: 1 		しん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

中(ちゅう)身(しん) • (chūshin) 

  1. medium (clarification of this definition is needed)
Coordinate terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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