JLPT N2 · Noun

中間 (chuukan)

中間 (ちゅうかん, chuukan) is a Japanese noun meaning “middle; midway”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ちゅうかん
Romaji: chuukan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

middle; midway; halfway; centre; center · noun
middle position; moderate position; neutral position; middle-of-the-road position · noun, noun taking の
interim; intermediary; intermediate; midterm · noun taking の

Example sentences

厳しさと甘さの中間を見つける。

Find a mean between harshness and indulgence.

Tatoeba #174977

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 中間

in, inside, middleチュウ・なか・うち · 4 strokes

interval, spaceカン・ケン・あいだ・ま · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 中間.

中じゅう(all) through (e.g. the night)中ちゅうmedium (size)中なかinside中々なかなかvery背中せなかback (of the body)途中とちゅうon the way中学校ちゅうがっこうjunior high school集中しゅうちゅうconcentration (on a task)最中さいちゅう(in) the middle of夢中むちゅうabsorbed in夜中よなかmiddle of the night中央ちゅうおうcentre中学ちゅうがくjunior high school中古ちゅうこused

Source: JMdict entry 1423680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.