中身
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 身 |
| なか Grade: 1 |
み Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
中身 • (nakami)
- physical contents
- 箱の中身はなんだろうな?
- Hako no nakami wa nandarō na?
- what's in the box? (party game)
- (literally, “the contents of the box is what?”)
- 箱の中身はなんだろうな?
- contents, substance (of speech, etc.)
- 中身のない話
- nakami no nai hanashi
- empty conversation
- (literally, “conversation without substance”)
- 中身のない話
- blade of a sword
Synonyms
- 内容 (naiyō)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 身 |
| ちゅう Grade: 1 |
しん Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
中身 • (chūshin)
- medium (clarification of this definition is needed)