Japanese symbol for “intermediate”
中間
ちゅうかん
Romaji: chuukan
middle; midway; halfway; centre
In Japanese, intermediate is 中間, read ちゅうかん (chuukan).
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Meanings
- n middle; midway; halfway; centre; center
- adj-no, n middle position; moderate position; neutral position; middle-of-the-road position
- adj-no interim; intermediary; intermediate; midterm
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “intermediate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 周旋 | しゅうせん shuusen | (acting as an) intermediate; mediation |
| 中間体 | ちゅうかんたい chuukantai | intermediate |
| 反応中間体 | はんのうちゅうかんたい hannouchuukantai | reaction intermediate; intermediate |
| 口入れ人 | くちいれにん kuchiirenin | go-between; intermediate; agent (e.g. for employing servants) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中心 | ちゅうしん chuushin | center; centre; middle |
| 途中 | とちゅう tochuu | on the way; en route |
| 中央 | ちゅうおう chuuou | centre; center; middle |
| 集中 | しゅうちゅう shuuchuu | concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention |
| 中止 | ちゅうし chuushi | interruption; discontinuance; suspension |
| 中身 | なかみ nakami | contents; interior; filling |
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
See also: Chinese symbol for “intermediate”.
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