中途(ちゅうと)

ちゅうと
noun
halfway, midway
1. halfway, midway, in the middle
The middle point of a process or journey; neither the beginning nor the end.
中途(ちゅうと)で諦(あきら)めてはいけない。
You must not give up halfway.
中途(ちゅうと)採用(さいよう)で入社(にゅうしゃ)した。
I joined the company through mid-career hiring.
計画(けいかく)が中途(ちゅうと)で頓挫(とんざ)した。
The plan fell through midway.
中途(ちゅうと)半端(はんぱ)な気持(きも)ちでは何(なに)も成功(せいこう)しない。
You won't succeed at anything with a half-hearted attitude.
彼(かれ)は中途(ちゅうと)採用(さいよう)で入社(にゅうしゃ)したが、今(いま)では部長(ぶちょう)にまで昇進(しょうしん)している。
He joined the company through mid-career hiring, but has now risen to department head.

中途(ちゅうと) means midway or halfway through a process. It often carries a connotation of incompleteness or stopping before reaching the end.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 中途(ちゅうと)半端(はんぱ): half-finished, halfhearted, incomplete
  • 中途(ちゅうと)採用(さいよう): mid-career hiring (as opposed to 新卒(しんそつ)採用(さいよう))
  • 中途(ちゅうと)退学(たいがく): dropping out of school
  • 中途(ちゅうと)で止(や)める: to quit halfway

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 途中(とちゅう): on the way, midway (neutral, no negative connotation)
  • 半(なか)ば: halfway, middle
  • 中途(ちゅうと) typically implies something was left unfinished, while 途中(とちゅう) simply marks a point along the way

NOTE:
中途(ちゅうと)採用(さいよう) is an important business term in Japan, where most companies traditionally hire through 新卒(しんそつ)一括(いっかつ)採用(さいよう) (mass hiring of new graduates).

Related Words

Related: 中途半端(ちゅうとはんぱ) (half-finished, halfhearted)
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Added 2026.1.14 9:33 · Revised 2026.4.3 20:49
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