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真っ最中

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
真 最 中
ま
Grade: 3 		さい
Grade: 4 		ちゅう
Grade: 1
kun’yomi on’yomi
Alternative spellings
眞っ最中 (kyūjitai)
真最中
まっ最中

Etymology edit

真っ (ma'-, “truly”) +‎ 最中 (saichū, “in the middle of”)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) まっさ​いちゅう [màssáꜜìchùù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠sːa̠it͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun edit

真(ま)っ最(さい)中(ちゅう) • (massaichū) 

  1. midst; middle of
    Synonym: 真っ盛り
    演説(えんぜつ)の真(ま)っ最中(さいちゅう)
    enzetsu no massaichū
    the climax of a speech

References edit

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