Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
ただ
Jinmeiyō
なか
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
眞っ只中 (kyūjitai)
まっただ中
真っただ中
真っ直中
まっ只中
真っ唯中
真只中

Etymology edit

真っ (ma'-, truly) +‎ (tada, only) +‎ (naka, middle)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(ただ)(なか) (mattadanaka

  1. (of a place) right in the middle of
    Synonym: 真ん中
    大海(たいかい)()只中(ただなか)()かぶ(しま)
    taikai no mattadanaka ni ukabu shima
    the island floating in the middle of the ocean
  2. (of an event) right in the midst of
    Synonym: 真っ最中
    (たたか)()只中(ただなか)
    tatakai no mattadanaka
    in the midst of a battle

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN