Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 6

Grade: S

Etymology

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(ちゅう) (chū) + (ni) + () (uku)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨː ɲ̟i ɯ̟kɯ̟]

Verb

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(ちゅう)() (chū ni ukugodan (stem (ちゅう)() (chū ni uki), past (ちゅう)()いた (chū ni uita))

  1. to float in midair
    2人(ふたり)(ちゅう)()姿(すがた)
    futari ga chū ni uku sugata
    the sight of a pair of people floating in midair
  2. (figuratively) to be up in the air

Conjugation

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