最中(さいちゅう)

さいちゅう
noun
in the middle of, during
1. in the middle of, during
While something is happening; at the peak of an activity.
会議(かいぎ)の最中(さいちゅう)に
In the middle of a meeting.
食事(しょくじ)の最中(さいちゅう)
During a meal.
仕事(しごと)の最中(さいちゅう)に電話(でんわ)がかかってきた。
A phone call came in the middle of work.
試験(しけん)の最中(さいちゅう)に地震(じしん)が起(お)きて、全員(ぜんいん)が避難(ひなん)した。
An earthquake occurred during the exam, and everyone evacuated.
友達(ともだち)と電話(でんわ)で話(はな)している最中(さいちゅう)に、急(きゅう)にバッテリーが切(き)れてしまった。
While I was talking on the phone with a friend, the battery suddenly died.

最中(さいちゅう) means in the midst of something.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 〜の最中(さいちゅう)に (in the middle of ~)
  • 〜している最中(さいちゅう) (while doing ~)

NOTE: There is a different word 最中(もなか) which is a type of Japanese sweet (wafer cake with bean paste).

SIMILAR:

  • 最中(さいちゅう): in the middle of (formal)
  • 途中(とちゅう): midway, on the way
  • 間(あいだ)に: during
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Added 2026.1.11 17:56 · Revised 2026.2.27 9:08
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