真っ只中

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
真 只 中
ま
Grade: 3 		ただ
Jinmeiyō 		なか
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
眞っ只中 (kyūjitai)
まっただ中
真っただ中
真っ直中
まっ只中
真っ唯中
真只中

Etymology

真っ (ma'-, “truly”) +‎ 只 (tada, “only”) +‎ 中 (naka, “middle”)

Pronunciation

Noun

真(ま)っ只(ただ)中(なか) • (mattadanaka) 

  1. (of a place) right in the middle of
    Synonym: 真ん中
    大海(たいかい)の真(ま)っ只中(ただなか)に浮(う)かぶ島(しま)
    taikai no mattadanaka ni ukabu shima
    the island floating in the middle of the ocean
  2. (of an event) right in the midst of
    Synonym: 真っ最中
    戦(たたか)いの真(ま)っ只中(ただなか)
    tatakai no mattadanaka
    in the midst of a battle

References

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