相あい中なか

noun

gap; space

Archaic noun for a gap or space between things. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 古ふるい文ぶん書しょに「相あい中なか」とあり、物ものと物ものの間あいだを指さすようだ。

  In old documents, 相中 appears to refer to a gap between objects.

noun

good relationship

Archaic noun for a harmonious relationship between people. Obsolete; modern equivalents include 仲が良い or 良好な関係.

• 「相あい仲なか」は、昔むかしの文ぶん献けんで人ひとと人ひととの良よい間あいだ柄がらを表あらわすのに使つかわれた。

  相仲 was used in old literature to express a good relationship between people.