Japanese symbol for “midfield”
中盤
ちゅうばん
Romaji: chuuban
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midpoint
In Japanese, midfield is 中盤, read ちゅうばん (chuuban).
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Meanings
- n middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midpoint
- n midfield (in soccer) (sports)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “midfield”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中団 | ちゅうだん chuudan | midfield (in a horse race or motor race); middle of the pack |
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 |
| 基盤 | きばん kiban | base; basis; foundation |
| 円盤 | えんばん enban | disk; discus; platter |
See also: Chinese symbol for “midfield”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.