JLPT N4 · Noun / adverb

途中 (tochuu)

途中 (とちゅう, tochuu) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “on the way; en route”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とちゅう
Romaji: tochuu
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

on the way; en route · noun, adverb
in the middle of; midway; halfway · noun, adverb

Example sentences

学校へ行く途中でトムに会った。

I met Tom on my way to school.

Tatoeba #184373

途中であきらめるな。

Don't give up halfway.

Tatoeba #124585

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

Kanji in 途中

途

route, way, roadト・みち · 10 strokes

中

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 途中.

途端とたんjust (now, at the moment, etc.)中途ちゅうとhalfway用途ようとuse途上とじょうon the way前途ぜんとfuture目途めどaim途絶えるとだえるto stop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)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)

Source: JMdict entry 1582200 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.