最中

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
最 中
さい
Grade: 4 		ちゅう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

最 (sai-, “most”) +‎ 中 (chū, “middle”)

Pronunciation

Noun

最(さい)中(ちゅう) • (saichū) 

  1. most active state, in progress, at one's best
  2. the middle, midst, during
    映画(えいが)の最中(さいちゅう)で寝(ね)てしまった。
    Eiga no saichū de neteshimatta.
    fell asleep in the middle of the movie.
  3. in one's prime

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
最 中
さい > さ
Grade: 4 		なか
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

最 (sai, “most”) +‎ 中 (naka, “inside”)

Pronunciation

Noun

最(さ)中(なか) • (sanaka) 

  1. at its prime, midst

Proper noun

最(さ)中(なか) • (Sanaka) 

  1. a female given name

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
最 中
もっと > も
Grade: 4 		なか
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

最 (motto) +‎ 中 (naka, “inside”)

最中 (monaka)

Pronunciation

Noun

最(も)中(なか) • (monaka) 

  1. wafer cake filled with bean jam

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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