中身

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
なか
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(なか)() • (nakami

  1. physical contents
    (はこ)中身(なかみ)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?”)
  2. contents, substance (of speech, etc.)
    中身(なかみ)のない(はなし)
    nakami no nai hanashi
    empty conversation
    (literally, “conversation without substance”)
  3. blade of a sword
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
しん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちゅうしん [chùúshíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨːɕĩɴ]

Noun

(ちゅう)(しん) • (chūshin

  1. medium (clarification of this definition is needed)
Coordinate terms
  • 大身(たいしん) (taishin, large), 小身(しょうしん) (shōshin, small)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN