1.
inside, within
The interior part of something.
2.
middle, center
The central position between two points.
中 is a fundamental word meaning "inside" or "middle."
TWO MAIN MEANINGS:
1. Inside/within: 箱の中 (inside the box)
2. Among: 三人の中で (among three people)
PARTICLE PATTERNS:
- ~の中に: (location) inside ~
- ~の中で: (action location) inside ~ / among ~
- ~の中から: from inside/among ~
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 真ん中: center, middle
- その中で: among them
- 中に入る: to go inside
OPPOSITE:
外 (outside)
RELATED COMPOUNDS:
- 中心: center
- 中間: middle, intermediate
- 途中: on the way, midway