JLPT N2 · Noun

空中 (kuuchuu)

空中 (くうちゅう, kuuchuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “(in) the air; midair”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: くうちゅう
Romaji: kuuchuu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

(in) the air; midair; sky · noun

Example sentences

煙は空中へと舞い上がった。

The smoke ascended into the air.

Tatoeba #188753

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

Kanji in 空中

空

empty, sky, voidクウ・そら・あ.く · 8 strokes

中

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 空中.

空そらsky空気くうきair空港くうこうairport空くあくto open (e.g. doors)空くすくto become less crowded空からemptiness空きあきspace航空こうくうaviation架空かくうfictitious空想くうそうdaydream真空しんくうvacuum空っぽからっぽempty空くうempty air大空おおぞらwide open sky

Source: JMdict entry 1245790 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.