人じん中ちゅう

noun

in company; among people

Only with reading じんちゅう

Used to describe being in the presence of others or in a social setting. Often appears in phrases like 人中で or 人中に出る.

See also: 人中 (ひとなか)

• 人じん中ちゅうでそんな話はなしはしないほうがいい。

  You shouldn't talk about that in public.

• 彼かれは人じん中ちゅうに出でるのが苦にが手てだ。

  He is not good at going out among people.

noun

philtrum

Anatomical term for the vertical groove between the nose and upper lip. Both じんちゅう and にんちゅう readings are used, with じんちゅう being more common.

• 人じん中ちゅうが長ながい人ひとは、顔かおの印いん象しょうが変かわる。

  People with a long philtrum have a different facial impression.