中なか口ぐち

noun

central entrance; middle gate

Refers to a central or middle entrance, often in traditional Japanese architecture or castle layouts.

• 城しろの中なか口ぐちから入はいると、すぐに広ひろい庭にわがあった。

  Entering through the castle's central entrance, there was a large garden right away.

noun

slander; backbiting

Rare and somewhat archaic; the more common modern word for slander is 中傷 (ちゅうしょう) or 誹謗中傷 (ひぼうちゅうしょう).

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、中なか口ぐちは陰かげで悪わる口ぐちを言いうことを指さす。

  In old documents, 中口 refers to speaking ill of someone behind their back.