mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables
Agricultural term for crops harvested in the middle of the growing season, especially rice and vegetables.
This year's mid-season rice crop is good.
Mid-season vegetables are just now ready for harvest.
Only when written 中手
Anatomical term for the middle part of the hand, between the wrist and fingers. Restricted to the 中手 spelling.
The metacarpal bones are the bones in the middle of the palm.
Refers to early-season rice or crops, contrasting with 中手 which is mid-season.
Refers to late-season rice or crops, contrasting with 中手 which is mid-season.
Standard kanji spelling for both the agricultural and anatomical senses.
Rare spelling specifically for mid-season rice; 稲 means 'rice plant'.
Alternate spelling for mid-season crops; 生 suggests 'growth' or 'life'.
Compound of 中 (naka, 'middle') and 手 (te, 'hand' or 'method'), referring to the middle period of cultivation. The anatomical sense uses 手 in its literal 'hand' meaning.