中ちゅう段だん

noun

halfway up a slope or stairs; landing

Refers to a point or flat area partway up an incline or staircase. Often used in descriptions of locations or directions.

• 階かい段だんの中ちゅう段だんで立たち止どまった。

  I stopped halfway up the stairs.

• 坂さかの中ちゅう段だんに小ちいさな神じん社じゃがある。

  There is a small shrine halfway up the slope.

noun

center column (of three)

Printing term: the middle of three horizontal columns in a layout.

• このページは中ちゅう段だんに図ずが入はいっている。

  This page has a figure in the center column.

noun

middle guard (kendo)

Martial arts term: the basic middle-level guard position for a sword, with the tip aimed at the opponent's throat or eyes.

• 剣けん道どうでは、中ちゅう段だんの構かまえが基き本ほんです。

  In kendo, the middle guard stance is fundamental.