JLPT N5 vocabulary

中meaning and reading

Reading and pitch accent

ちゅう1Atamadaka · high start

Meaning

  1. medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle
  2. in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among (suffix)
  3. during, while, in the course of, within (a period), throughout (suffix)
  4. currently doing, in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation) (suffix)
  5. middle way, moderation
  6. second volume (of three)
  7. junior high school, middle school (abbreviation)
  8. China (abbreviation)

Example sentences

  1. 6月がつ中ちゅう、日本にほんでは雨あめばかり降っふています。

    During June, it rains almost every day in Japan.

  2. 日本にほんでは6月がつ中ちゅうに何度なんども雨あめが降りふました。

    In Japan, it rained many times during June.

  3. 冬休みふゆやす中ちゅう、 実家じっかへ家族かぞくに会いあに帰るかえ大学生だいがくせいは多いおお。

    There are a lot of college students who return home during winter holiday to see their families.