JLPT N2 · noun taking の

話中 (hanashichuu)

話中 (はなしちゅう, hanashichuu) is a Japanese noun taking の meaning “busy (phone)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists.

Reading: はなしちゅう
Romaji: hanashichuu
Word class: noun taking の
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

busy (phone) · noun taking の
in talks; discussion underway · noun taking の

Example sentences

これで３０分もお話中です。

The line has been busy for 30 minutes now.

Tatoeba #218780

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

Kanji in 話中

tale, talkワ・はな.す・はなし · 13 strokes

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 話中.

話はなしtalk電話でんわtelephone call話すはなすto talk会話かいわconversation世話せわcare話題わだいtopic話し合うはなしあうto discuss神話しんわmyth童話どうわchildren's story受話器じゅわき(telephone) receiver話合いはなしあいdiscussion話し合いはなしあいdiscussion話し掛けるはなしかけるto address (someone)対話たいわdialogue

Source: JMdict entry 1600920 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.