中間(ちゅうかん)

ちゅうかん
noun
middle; intermediate; midway
1. middle; intermediate; halfway
The point or position between two extremes or endpoints.
中間(ちゅうかん)の色(いろ)を選(えら)ぶ。
To choose an intermediate color.
東京(とうきょう)と大阪(おおさか)の中間(ちゅうかん)で会(あ)おう。
Let's meet halfway between Tokyo and Osaka.
中間(ちゅうかん)試験(しけん)の結果(けっか)が出(で)た。
The midterm exam results are out.
中間(ちゅうかん)報告(ほうこく)を来週(らいしゅう)までに提出(ていしゅつ)してください。
Please submit the interim report by next week.
この二(ふた)つの意見(いけん)の中間(ちゅうかん)をとって、みんなが納得(なっとく)できる答(こた)えを見(み)つけたい。
I want to find a middle ground between these two opinions that everyone can accept.

中間(ちゅうかん) means middle, intermediate, or midway point between two things.

Compounds

Common patterns

  • AとBの中間(ちゅうかん): midway between A and B
  • 中間(ちゅうかん)をとる: to take the middle ground

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 真(ま)ん中(なか) (right in the middle)
Compare: 途中(とちゅう) (on the way, midway)
Compare: 期末(きまつ) (end of term)
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Added 2026.1.16 16:39 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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