中道(ちゅうどう)

ちゅうどう
noun
middle way; moderate position; centrism
1. middle way; moderate position; centrism
A moderate, balanced stance that avoids extremes. Used in politics to describe centrist positions, and in Buddhism to refer to the Middle Way — the path between indulgence and asceticism.
中道(ちゅうどう)の立場(たちば)を取(と)る。
To take a moderate position.
その政党(せいとう)は中道(ちゅうどう)路線(ろせん)を掲(かか)げている。
That political party advocates a centrist line.
左右(さゆう)の極端(きょくたん)な意見(いけん)を避(さ)け、中道(ちゅうどう)を歩(あゆ)むことが大切(たいせつ)だと考(かんが)えている。
I believe it is important to avoid extreme opinions on either side and walk the middle path.

Compound noun: 中(ちゅう) (middle) + 道(どう) (way, path). Used in both political and Buddhist contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 中道(ちゅうどう)路線(ろせん) (centrist line/policy)
  • 中道(ちゅうどう)政党(せいとう) (centrist party)
  • 中道(ちゅうどう)右派(うは)/左派(さは) (center-right/center-left)
  • 中道(ちゅうどう)を歩(あゆ)む (to walk the middle path)

CULTURE:
In Buddhism, 中道(ちゅうどう) refers to the Middle Way taught by the Buddha — avoiding both extreme self-indulgence and extreme asceticism.

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