noun
Used for size, grade, level, or position. Common in compounds like 中サイズ or 中程度.
このサイズは中です。
This size is medium.
彼の成績はクラスで中くらいだ。
His grades are about average in the class.
suffix
Suffix attached to nouns indicating location, group, or range. Often used with numbers or place names.
10人中7人が賛成した。
Seven out of ten people agreed.
この中から好きなものを選んでください。
Please choose what you like from among these.
suffix
Suffix indicating a time period or duration. Attaches to time nouns.
夏休み中に旅行に行きたい。
I want to go on a trip during summer vacation.
会議中は携帯電話の電源をお切りください。
Please turn off your mobile phone during the meeting.
suffix
currently doing; in the process of; under
Suffix attached to action nouns or Sino-Japanese verbs to indicate an ongoing action or state. Common in formal or written contexts.
この問題は現在検討中です。
This matter is currently under consideration.
工事中の道路には近づかないでください。
Please stay away from roads under construction.
noun
Refers to the golden mean or avoiding extremes. Often used in set phrases like 中を取る.
両方の意見を聞いて中を取ることにした。
We decided to take the middle way after hearing both opinions.
noun
Used for the middle volume of a three-part series, contrasting with 上 (first) and 下 (last).
このシリーズの上・中・下を全部読みました。
I read all three volumes of this series: the first, second, and third.
noun
junior high school; middle school
Abbreviation of 中学校. Common in casual conversation and compounds like 中1 (first-year junior high student).
See also: 中学校
彼は中2のときに引っ越した。
He moved when he was in the second year of junior high school.