中ちゅう等とう

ちゅ

う

と

う

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

medium grade; middle class; secondary

Used for ranking, quality, or level that is neither high nor low. Common in educational contexts (e.g., 中等教育 'secondary education') and grading (e.g., 中等品 'medium-grade goods').

この学がっ校こうは中ちゅう等とう教きょう

育いく

に

力ちから

を

入い

れ

て

いる

。

This school focuses on secondary education.

このお茶ちゃは中ちゅう等とうの品ひん質しつです。

This tea is of medium quality.

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
等etc., and so forth, class (first)

Related words

中ちゅう級きゅうN3
中級 is the everyday word for 'intermediate level' in skills or courses, while 中等 is a more formal term used in official grading or educational systems.

Opposites

上じょう等とうN3
上等 means high-grade or superior quality, while 中等 refers to a middling grade sitting below it.
下か等とうN1
下等 means low-grade or inferior, whereas 中等 refers to a middling grade above it.

Don't confuse with

中ちゅう東とうN3
中東 is pronounced the same as 中等 but means 'the Middle East' (a geographic region), an unrelated word distinguished only by context and kanji.

Word family

中ちゅう等とう教きょう育いくN1
secondary education
中ちゅう等とう症しょう
moderate illness; moderate case
中ちゅう等とう部ぶ
middle school section; junior high school division
中ちゅう等とう学

Etymology

Compound of 中 (middle) and 等 (grade, class). The reading is on'yomi. The term has been used since the Meiji era in educational and grading contexts.

がっ

校こう

secondary school

中ちゅう等とう教きょう員いん

secondary school teacher