Illustration: A child stops at the center of a short, straight pedestrian bridge across a neighborhood canal. One parent waits at each end, both leaning forward with an outstretched hand. Equal runs of railing and matching pairs of posts extend from the child toward the two entrances.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

中ちゅう間かん

chuukan

middle, halfway point

Example sentences

  1. 駅えきはその二ふたつの町まちの中間ちゅうかんにある。

    The station is situated between the two towns.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 走者そうしゃは中間ちゅうかん標識ひょうしきのところに達たっしていた。

    The runner had reached the halfway mark.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 君きみの家いえと私わたしの家いえの中間ちゅうかんで落おち合あうことにしよう。

    Let’s meet halfway between your house and mine.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 中間

  • 中in; insideOnチュウKunなか・うち・あたる
  • 間space; intervalOnカン・ケンKunあいだ・ま・あい

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