How to say 'Middle' or 'Interim' in Japanese | 中間

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The Japanese word for Middle or Interim is 'Chuukan', written as 中間 in Japanese.'Middle' or 'Interim' in hiragana is ちゅうかん.

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中間

Meaning

Middle, Interim

Reading

ちゅうかん

chuukan

Kanji

中Center 間Interval, Space

Explanation

The Japanese noun '中間 (ちゅうかん)' primarily means 'middle' or 'interim'. It refers to the midpoint or intermediate stage of something, such as time, space, or a process. For example: the middle of the year「年の中間」(としのちゅうかん). It can also describe an interim report or status, such as: the interim results of the experiment「実験の中間結果」(じっけんのちゅうかんけっか). This word is often used in academic, business, or technical contexts to indicate a stage between the beginning and the end.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3491

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 中間

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

中

Meaning

Center

kanji

間

Meaning

Interval, Space

Words Related to 中間 Through the Kanji 中

These 45 Words contain the Kanji 中 as well.

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中

Meaning

Inside, Middle

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中国

Meaning

China

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中心

Meaning

Center

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中々

Meaning

Quite, Not easily

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中央

Meaning

Center, Middle

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中学生

Meaning

Middle school student

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中学校

Meaning

Junior high

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途中

Meaning

Midway, On the way

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中学

Meaning

Middle school

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背中

Meaning

Back

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世の中

Meaning

World

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連中

Meaning

Group

word

水中

Meaning

Underwater

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空中

Meaning

Sky, Air

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お中元

Meaning

Mid year gift

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中世

Meaning

Middle ages

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中身

Meaning

Contents

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集中

Meaning

Concentration

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夜中

Meaning

Midnight

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真ん中

Meaning

Middle

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最中

Meaning

Peak, Middle

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夢中

Meaning

Engrossed

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暑中見舞い

Meaning

Summer greeting

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日中

Meaning

Daytime, Japan China

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中年

Meaning

Middle age

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年中

Meaning

Year round

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中華

Meaning

China, Chinese

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中止

Meaning

Cancellation

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中古

Meaning

Used, Secondhand

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町中

Meaning

Town center

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中期

Meaning

Midterm, Mid phase

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中指

Meaning

Finger, Middle

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中立

Meaning

Neutrality

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真夜中

Meaning

Midnight

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真っ最中

Meaning

Midst

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中略

Meaning

Omission

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中流

Meaning

Middle class

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中断

Meaning

Interruption

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中継

Meaning

Broadcast, Relay

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女中

Meaning

Maid

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中途

Meaning

Midway

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中枢

Meaning

Center

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中級

Meaning

Intermediate

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中毒

Meaning

Addiction

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中旬

Meaning

Midmonth

Words Related to 中間 Through the Kanji 間

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 間 as well.

word

間

Meaning

Between

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時間

Meaning

Time

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人間

Meaning

Human

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年間

Meaning

Year

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この間

Meaning

Recently

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期間

Meaning

Period

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間違い

Meaning

Mistake

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週間

Meaning

Week

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仲間

Meaning

Companion

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空間

Meaning

Space

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瞬間

Meaning

Moment

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世間

Meaning

World, Society

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民間

Meaning

Private, Civilian

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間違う

Meaning

Mistake

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客間

Meaning

Guestroom

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日間

Meaning

Days

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時間割り

Meaning

Schedule

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昼間

Meaning

Daytime

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間違える

Meaning

Mistake

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隙間

Meaning

Gap

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間に合わせる

Meaning

Make do

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間近

Meaning

Near

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間も無く

Meaning

Soon

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間に合う

Meaning

Suffice, Be in time

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間接

Meaning

Indirect

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洋間

Meaning

Western room

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手間

Meaning

Effort

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居間

Meaning

Living room

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分間

Meaning

Minutes

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夜間

Meaning

Night

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間隔

Meaning

Interval

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