中
チュウ
なか • うち • あた.る
in; inside; middle; mean; center
Words
中門
ちゅうもん
- gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture) n
- central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple) n
- central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse) n
房中術
ぼうちゅうじゅつ
- ability in the bedroom; art of lovemaking n
一中節
いっちゅうぶし
- type of jōruri (dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen) n
中夜
ちゅうや
- midnight period; midnight service n Buddh
- winter solstice n arch
嚢中の錐
のうちゅうのきり
- cream rises to the top; a drill in a bag (will always poke through) exp proverb