中道

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Chinese

middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
direction; way; method
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
 
trad. (中道) 中 道
simp. #(中道) 中 道

Pronunciation

Adjective

中道

  1. (literary) middle-aged

Noun

中道

  1. (literary) the middle of the road
  2. (literary) middle age
  3. (philosophy) the doctrine of the golden mean

Synonyms

  • (the doctrine of the golden mean): 中庸之道 (zhōngyōng zhī dào)

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
中 道
ちゅう
Grade: 1 		どう
Grade: 2
on'yomi goon
 中道 on Japanese Wikipedia
 中道政治 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

中(ちゅう)道(どう) • (chūdō) ←ちゆうだう (tyuudau)?

  1. (politics) middle of the road
    Coordinate terms: 右派 (uha), 左派 (saha)
    中(ちゅう)道(どう)右(う)派(は)
    chūdō uha
    right of center
  2. on the way; midway
    Synonyms: 中途 (chūto), 途中 (tochū), 半ば (nakaba), 半途 (hanto)
  3. (Buddhism) middle way
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
中 道
なか
Grade: 1 		みち
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

中(なか)道(みち) • (nakamichi) 

  1. middle street
  2. street between two lands
  3. street through certain land

Proper noun

中(なか)道(みち) • (Nakamichi) 

  1. a surname

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
中道

Noun

中道 • (jungdo) (hangeul 중도)

  1. hanja form? of 중도 (“middle-of-the-road”)
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