中ちゅう男なん

noun

second son

Used to refer to one's own second son or someone else's second son. Compare with 次男 (じなん), which is more common.

See also: 次男 (じなん)

• 彼かれは中ちゅう男なんで、兄あにと弟おとうとがいます。

  He is the second son, with an older brother and a younger brother.

noun

man between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō system)

Archaic term from the ritsuryō legal system. Not used in modern Japanese.

See also: 少丁

• 律りつ令りょう制せいでは、中ちゅう男なんは17歳さいから20歳はたちまでの男だん性せいを指さした。

  Under the ritsuryō system, 中男 referred to males between 17 and 20 years old.