最中

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
さい
Grade: 4
ちゅう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

(sai-, most) +‎ (chū, middle)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いちゅう [sáꜜìchùù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠it͡ɕɨː]

Noun

(さい)(ちゅう) • (saichū

  1. most active state, in progress, at one's best
  2. the middle, midst, during
    映画(えいが)最中(さいちゅう)()てしまった。
    Eiga no saichū de neteshimatta.
    [I, they] fell asleep in the middle of the movie.
  3. in one's prime

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
さい > さ
Grade: 4
なか
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

(sai, most) +‎ (naka, inside)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(なか) • (sanaka

  1. at its prime, midst

Proper noun

()(なか) • (Sanaka

  1. a female given name

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
もっと > も
Grade: 4
なか
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

(motto) +‎ (naka, inside)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(なか) • (monaka

  1. wafer cake filled with bean jam

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN