最中

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
最 中
さい
Grade: 4		 ちゅう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

最 (sai-, “most”) +‎ 中 (chū, “middle”)

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) さ​いちゅう [sáꜜìchùù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
    • IPA(key): [sa̠it͡ɕɨᵝː]

    Noun

    最(さい)中(ちゅう) • (saichū) 

    1. most active state, in progress, at one's best
    2. the middle, midst, during
      映画(えいが)の最中(さいちゅう)で寝(ね)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
    最 中
    さい > さ
    Grade: 4    		 なか
    Grade: 1
    jūbakoyomi

    最 (sai, “most”) +‎ 中 (naka, “inside”)

    Pronunciation

      Noun

      最(さ)中(なか) • (sanaka) 

      1. at its prime, midst

      Proper noun

      最(さ)中(なか) • (Sanaka) 

      1. a female given name

      Etymology 3
      Kanji in this term
      最 中
      もっと > も
      Grade: 4      		 なか
      Grade: 1
      kun’yomi

      最 (motto) +‎ 中 (naka, “inside”)

      最中 (monaka)

      Pronunciation

        Noun

        最(も)中(なか) • (monaka) 

        1. wafer cake filled with bean jam

        References
        1. 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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